Scott Bessent: “Here in Texas, meanwhile, the contrast is so striking that it begins to feel like a tale of two states.”

Treasury continues to transform how the federal government protects taxpayer dollars by using better data, stronger controls, and advanced technology to stop fraud and improper payments before money goes out the door.

As the federal funds rate climbed from near zero to its highest level in 22 years, with inflation hitting a 40-year high, you were a cheerleader for the Biden Administration’s reckless spending.

We are moving beyond ‘pay and chase’ and making prevention the federal government’s first line of defense.

The Harvard Square inflationista is offering a statistical sleight of hand, not a serious assessment of today’s U.S. economy.