Sep 24 White House says tax plan to help business, middle class By Michael D. Regan and Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says a Republican tax overhaul plan expected to come out this week will offer help for the middle class and businesses. Continue reading
Aug 31 Steven Mnuchin won’t say if Harriet Tubman will replace Andrew Jackson on $20 bill By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press During last year's campaign, Donald Trump praised Jackson, the nation's seventh president, for his "history of tremendous success" and said the decision to replace him with Tubman was "pure political correctness."… Continue reading
Aug 25 Why the U.S. imposed sanctions on Venezuela By Larisa Epatko President Donald Trump imposed new financial sanctions against Venezuela on Friday, a response to President Nicolas Maduro's attempts to gain more presidential powers. Continue reading
Aug 25 WATCH: Mnuchin predicts Congress will raise debt ceiling By Associated Press Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is predicting that Congress will raise the government's borrowing limit in September, before a deadline for default. Continue reading
Jun 29 As deficit spikes, CBO says Congress must act on debt by October By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press A new government estimate says the drop-dead deadline for lawmakers to increase the government's borrowing limit is early to mid-October. Continue reading
May 18 Kochs unveil campaign to ‘jolt’ stalled tax debate By Steve Peoples, Associated Press The network's leading organizations, Americans for Prosperity and Freedom Partners, on Thursday released a set of general preferences for major changes to the tax code. While explicitly stating their opposition to new border-adjustment or value-added taxes, there were few specifics… Continue reading
Feb 23 Mnuchin says goal is to pass tax reform by August By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday the administration is committed to getting major tax reform legislation through Congress by August. He predicted that President Donald Trump's economic proposals will be able to boost growth significantly to annual rates… Continue reading
Feb 01 Why Sen. Orrin Hatch suspended committee rules to advance Trump nominees By Lisa Desjardins On the second day of boycott from Democrats, Hatch says they ‘haven’t done a thing to help cooperate" with hearings for Steve Mnuchin, Rep. Tom Price. Continue reading
Jan 19 Watch 3:39 As Treasury nominee Mnuchin defends record, Perry says his attitude on Energy has changed By PBS News Hour In another day of contentious confirmation hearings, the most dogged questioning came for Treasury Secretary nominee Steven Mnuchin, a billionaire banker who worked at Goldman Sachs owned a hedge fund. Meanwhile, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, nominee for energy secretary,… Continue watching
Jan 17 A guide to the second week of confirmation hearings: Betsy DeVos, Tom Price and more By Joshua Barajas After a first week of confirmation hearings drew considerable attention to some of President-elect Donald Trump’s more controversial picks for the Cabinet, including Sen. Jeff Sessions, another round of nominees will this week face Senate committees with questions about their… Continue reading