Scott Bessent on

section 301

3 entries, 20 Aug 2026 to 20 Aug 2026

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    1. spoken

      Bessent says Treasury will recover tariff income using Section 301 authority that has survived over 5,000 lawsuits.

      “using the three o ones, which have survived more than 5,000 suits, that we will get that tariff income back.”

      20 Aug 2026 · Forbes Breaking News · 0:59 · source · permalink
    2. spoken

      Bessent says Section 301 tariffs, which survived over 5,000 lawsuits, will restore the tariff income to government.

      “But the using the three o ones, which have survived more than 5,000 suits, that we will get that tariff income back.”

      20 Aug 2026 · Forbes Breaking News · 0:58 · source · permalink
    3. spoken

      Bessent expresses confidence that Section 301 tariffs will return tariff income to 2024 levels or higher.

      “with the section three zero one tariffs, I am confident that we will be back to a, the same level, if not higher, of tariff income for last year,”

      20 Aug 2026 · Forbes Breaking News · 0:57 · source · permalink

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