::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

Scote Bassett was confirmed to lead the treasury under the Trump Administration.  There Department has been the center of attention as Elon Musk was allowere WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent announced today key appointments for senior positions at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Biographies of the appointees are listed below in alphabetical order: Jonathan Blum  will serve as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs. Mr. Blum was most recently Vice President of Congressional Relations at the American Bankers Association, and a Public Policy Advisor at WilmerHale.  He previously served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs (Banking and Finance) at the Department during President Trump’s first term, and spent nearly a decade on Capitol Hill as lead advisor for the House Financial Services Committee Financial Institutions Subcommittee under then-Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas), and staff to U.S. Senator Todd Youn...