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House Ways and Means Committee hearings took an unexpected turn on Wednesday Linda Representative. Sanchez (D-CA) accused Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent of interrupting her by gender, thereby promoting an audible groan from the room.
The exchange took place during a tense five-minute inquiry meeting, with Sanchez challenging the impact of tariffs enacted by the President’s administration.
“The prices of many daily commodities are rising,” Sanchez said, adding: “On average, Trump’s tariffs are estimated to cost $3,000 more than last year’s households, although she did not quote the source of the figure when pressing the imposition.
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Rep. Linda Sanchez, D-calif. Represented at the Housing Method and Commission hearing on June 11, 2025. Sanchez accused Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent of interrupting her because she was a woman, and the claim that she caught the audience’s voice. (pool)
When bessent try To interrupt, Sanchez quickly cut him off: “Please don’t bother me…I know I’m a woman, but please try to limit myself to answer my questions.”
This sentence prompted the hearing room to sing, and one participant responded, “Oh, come on.” Sanchez replied, “No, sorry, but we’re talking all the time, and I don’t want that to happen at this hearing.”
Bessent, who openly gay, did not address the allegation, but focused on defending the government’s trade policy.
When Sanchez questioned the impact of pricing and China’s trade behavior, Bessent replied: “This is incorrect,” said: “They reached a deal under President Trump in 2020 and President Biden did not enforce them.”
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testified on June 11, 2025 before the House Roads and Means Committee on Capitol Hill. Bessent defended the Trump administration’s trade policy and rejected economic claims made by Democratic lawmakers. (pool)
Sanchez repeatedly claimed that U.S. consumers are paying more due to tariffs and described recent negotiations with China as hasty and lack of transparency. “The trade agreement reached with China is not worthy of writing,” she said. “I was shocked to hear Trump say that the U.S.-China deal was completed after just two days of talks in London.”
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent held a House Committee hearing in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. Bessent praised President Donald Trump’s policy on slowing inflation in the United States and said he challenged “the current situation for decades.” (Eric Lee/Bloomberg by Getty Images)
Bessent defended the agreement as a first step. He said: “The deal is for a specific goal and it will be a longer process.
The conflict between Sanchez and Becente was repeatedly hosted by Chairman Adrian Smith (R-NE), who reminded members of restrictions and etiquette During the entire hearing.
The moment quickly spread on social media, with the official White House responding quickly to the account putting pressure on the move, calling it “shameful”.
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Councilwoman Linda Sanchez’s office has not responded to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
