U.S. President-elect Donald Trump named a slew of new candidates for his Cabinet, including hedge fund manager Scott Bessent to lead the Department of the Treasury, and outgoing congresswoman from Oregon Lori Chavez-DeRemer for the Department of Labor.
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00:00U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has made further Cabinet nominations, including for
00:05the Treasury and the Department of Labor.
00:08Hedge fund manager Scott Bisson has been tapped for Treasury Secretary.
00:13Bisson has been an advocate of tax reform and deregulation.
00:18Trump's pick for the department has been closely watched by investors, concerned about how
00:22his tariff plan may impact trade.
00:25Trump also named outgoing Oregon Congresswoman Lori Chavez de Remer for Labor Secretary.
00:31Unusually for a Republican, she had the backing of some unions as she sought re-election to
00:37the House, but ended up narrowly losing her seat.