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Treasury Secretary Bessent says GDP could take a hit from the government shutdown

Treasury Secretary Bessent says GDP could take a hit from the government shutdown
nation10/2/2025

The Cabinet official spoke on the second day of the government closure.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that U.S. economic growth could be hurt by the government shutdown. "This isn't the way to have a discussion, shutting down the government and lowering the GDP," Bessent said during a CNBC "Squawk Box" i... [1863 chars]