U.S. House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill released a statement following Scott Bessent’s confirmation as the next U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. Hill congratulated Bessent and cited his private-sector experience and knowledge of U.S. markets and global finance. He said he expects to work with the new Treasury Secretary on priorities including reinvigorating the financial system, fostering innovation, and restoring prosperity, and linked the committee’s agenda to Congressional Republicans’ cooperation with the Trump Administration and a reversal of what he described as a decline during the Biden era.