Mnuchin defends record; Perry says his attitude has changed
Clip: 1/19/2017 | 3m 39s
The most dogged questioning came for Treasury Secretary nominee Steven Mnuchin.
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, walked back comments he had made about abolishing the Energy Department. Lisa Desjardins talks with Judy Woodruff.
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Mnuchin defends record; Perry says his attitude has changed
Clip: 1/19/2017 | 3m 39s
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, walked back comments he had made about abolishing the Energy Department. Lisa Desjardins talks with Judy Woodruff.
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