斯科特·貝斯特（Scott Bessent）確認為下一家美國財政部長

通過68-29的投票，美國參議院證實了斯科特·貝森特（Scott Bessent）為下一任財政部長。

The U.S. Senate voted 68-29 on Monday to confirm Scott Bessent as the next secretary of the Treasury.

美國參議院週一以68-29投票，以確認斯科特·貝森特（Scott Bessent）為下一任財政部長。

Bessent, a former hedge fund manager and close ally of President Donald Trump, will now replace Janet Yellen, who was appointed to the position on Jan. 26, 2021.

Bessent是唐納德·特朗普總統的前對沖基金經理和親密盟友，現在將取代珍妮特·耶倫（Janet Yellen），後者於2021年1月26日被任命為該職位。

Prior to the vote, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) both spoke in opposition to Bessent’s confirmation, arguing that he was not qualified for the position due to the fact that he owes Medicare taxes.

在投票之前，參議員伊麗莎白·沃倫（D-Mass。）和羅恩·懷登（D-ore。

However, Republican senator Mike Crapo of Idaho disputed the allegations, saying that the Senate’s finance committee had conducted a thorough investigation of Bessent’s finances and found the allegations to be without merit.

但是，愛達荷州的共和黨參議員邁克·克拉波（Mike Crapo）對這些指控提出了異議，稱參議院財務委員會已經對貝森特的財務進行了徹底的調查，並發現這些指控毫無根據。

At a recent gathering that was held to commemorate her public service, Secretary Yellen cited several achievements of her term in office.

耶倫（Yellen）在最近舉行的一次聚會上為了紀念她的公共服務，列倫（Yellen）列舉了她任期的幾項成就。

“Over the past four years, I am proud that we tackled an array of hard issues head-on,” she said. “We drove an historic economic recovery from the pandemic, one distinguished not only by its speed, but also by its inclusiveness. We ensured that investments in manufacturing and clean energy reached people and places that had long been overlooked. We strengthened the resilience of the U.S. financial system while navigating a regional bank crisis, two debt limit impasses, and a downgrade of U.S. sovereign debt.”

她說：“在過去的四年中，我為我們目前解決了一系列硬問題而感到自豪。” “我們從大流行中驅動了歷史性的經濟復甦，這不僅是其速度，而且是由它的包容性的區別。我們確保對製造和清潔能源的投資覆蓋了長期以來一直被忽視的人們和地方。我們加強了美國金融體系的韌性，同時導航了區域銀行危機，兩個債務限制以及降級美國主權債務。”

Bessent, who founded Key Square Capital Management and served as an advisor during Trump’s successful campaign for the presidency, is a graduate of Yale University and a supporter of the president’s idea of implementing tariffs, which will now influence economic policy moving forward.

Bessent創立了Key Square Capital Management並在特朗普成功擔任總統競選期間擔任顧問，他是耶魯大學的畢業生，並且是總統實施關稅想法的支持者，這將影響經濟政策的前進。