'White House has already asked for it…': Bessent stuns Larson over his gas tax argument

A heated exchange erupted during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing when Rep. John Larson repeatedly pressed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent over whether he supports eliminating the federal gas tax. Bessent responded that the White House had already asked Congress to eliminate the gas tax and noted that such action requires legislation. The confrontation escalated when Larson questioned why the proposal had not come before the committee for a vote, prompting Bessent to reply, "I don't run the agenda."