Watch live: Bessent testifies before Senate on Trump’s 2027 budget request

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is testifying earlier a Senate Appropriations Committee sheet connected President Trump’s fiscal 2027 fund request. The request, unveiled past week, seeks $11.5 cardinal successful discretionary spending for the department’s home programs — a $1.5 cardinal alteration from 2026. The driblet includes cuts to the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund and the…