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On the recordJune 13, 2026
In California, I saw firsthand what years of failed governance looks like: a tax system that is hostile to ambition. A regulatory state that smothers enterprise. An economic climate indifferent to consequence.
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Scott Bessent

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Remarks during a meeting at the Petroleum Club of Houston.

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