斯科特·贝斯特（Scott Bessent）确认为下一家美国财政部长

通过68-29的投票，美国参议院证实了斯科特·贝森特（Scott Bessent）为下一任财政部长。

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

美国参议院周一以68-29投票，以确认斯科特·贝森特（Scott Bessent）为下一任财政部长。

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是唐纳德·特朗普总统的前对冲基金经理和亲密盟友，现在将取代珍妮特·耶伦（Janet Yellen），后者于2021年1月26日被任命为该职位。

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，参议员伊丽莎白·沃伦（D-Mass。）和罗恩·怀登（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，爱达荷州的共和党参议员迈克·克拉波（Mike Crapo）对这些指控提出了异议，称参议院财务委员会已经对贝森特的财务进行了彻底的调查，并发现这些指控毫无根据。

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

耶伦（Yellen）在最近举行的一次聚会上为了纪念她的公共服务，列伦（Yellen）列举了她任期的几项成就。

“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.”

她说：“在过去的四年中，我为我们目前解决了一系列硬问题而感到自豪。” “我们从大流行中驱动了历史性的经济复苏，这不仅是其速度，而且是由它的包容性的区别。我们确保对制造和清洁能源的投资覆盖了长期以来一直被忽视的人们和地方。我们加强了美国金融体系的韧性，同时导航了区域银行危机，两个债务限制以及降级美国主权债务。”

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创立了Key Square Capital Management并在特朗普成功担任总统竞选期间担任顾问，他是耶鲁大学的毕业生，并且是总统实施关税想法的支持者，这将影响经济政策的前进。