Committee ranking member US Representative Maxine Waters (R), Democrat from California, questions Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on the state of the international financial system on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2026. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt / AFP via Getty Images)

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on the state of the international financial system on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2026. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt / AFP via Getty Images)

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on the state of the international financial system on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2026. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP via Getty Images)

A demonstrator protesting the war in Iran is removed by a Capitol Police officer as US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (out of frame) testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on the state of the international financial system on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2026. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP via Getty Images)

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on the state of the international financial system on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2026. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP via Getty Images)

A demonstrator (R) protesting the war in Iran is removed by Capitol Police officers as US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (L) testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on the state of the international financial system on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2026. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP via Getty Images)

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on the state of the international financial system on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2026. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP via Getty Images)

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on the state of the international financial system on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2026. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP via Getty Images)