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FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2019 file photo, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks during a news conference with France's Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire after a meeting in Paris. The Treasury Department is taking the first steps to keep the government from exceeding the $22 trillion debt limit which goes back into effect on Saturday, March 2, setting off what will likely be months of battle in Congress on finding ways to avoid an unprecedented default on the national debt. AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

US Treasury takes first steps to avoid exceeding debt limit

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER - Associated Press

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin speaks with reporters outside the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

No plans yet for US, China presidents to meet on trade

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin speaks with reporters outside the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Mnuchin says Powell and Trump had ‘productive’ meeting

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER - Associated Press

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, center, speaks with reporters as he departs the Republican policy luncheon on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Some in GOP split with White House on Russia sanctions

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and MARIA DANILOVA - Associated Press

Mnuchin: Next round of trade talks with China this month

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER - Associated Press

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks to reporters after giving a classified briefing to members of the House of Representatives, telling them that the Trump administration will keep strict U.S. sanctions on the Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats question Treasury chief on Russian oligarch

By MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

FILE- In this Oct. 16, 2018, file photo Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin leads a meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council at the Treasury Department in Washington. The heads of seven House committees are calling on Mnuchin to explain why the United States is easing sanctions on companies linked to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Treasury chief to brief House on Russia sanctions decision

By MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

In this Dec. 3, 2018, file photo, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin talks with reporters at the White House in Washington. Trump says he has confidence in Mnuchin, calling him a "very talented guy" and a "very smart person." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Kevin Hassett bucks reports of Trump souring on Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin talks with reporters at the White House, in Washington. Mnuchin says that the negative market reaction following the Federal Reserve's rate hike was "completely overblown." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Steven Mnuchin calls bank CEOs after Fed interest hike

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Treasury secretary: Trump denied suggesting firing Fed chair

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin talks with reporters at the White House, in Washington. Mnuchin says that the negative market reaction following the Federal Reserve's rate hike was "completely overblown." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Mnuchin says market’s negative reaction to Fed ‘overblown’

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER - Associated Press

In this June 2, 2018 file photo, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks at a news conference during a meeting for the G7 Finance and Central Bank Governors in Whistler, British Columbia. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Steve Mnuchin says unauthorized person sent critical GM tweet

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo walks out of the White House to talk to the media after briefing President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump concedes Khashoggi likely dead, threatens consequences

By MATTHEW LEE and DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

Mnuchin says he will not attend Saudi investment conference

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2018, file photo, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks at a news conference to discuss Paid Family Leave legislation, on Capitol Hill in Washington. After flaming out in the GOP presidential primary _ and enduring rival Donald Trump’s taunts along the way _ Rubio is entering his next act in politics. But one thing Rubio isn’t doing, he says, is gearing up for a White House run in 2020. And, he says no other Republicans should primary Trump either, because it could cost the GOP the presidency. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Marco Rubio calls on White House to boycott Saudi conference over missing journalist

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2017, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, right, chats with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. China said Friday, Oct. 12, 2018 it is in contact with the United States amid reports of a planned meeting between President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump next month following a dive in the U.S. stock market blamed partly on a growing trade war between the world's two largest economies. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

Prospect of Trump-Xi talks raises hope for thaw in trade war

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN and MARTIN CRUTSINGER - Associated Press

In this June 2, 2018 file photo, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks at a news conference during a meeting for the G7 Finance and Central Bank Governors in Whistler, British Columbia. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Mnuchin says Trump respects the independence of the Fed

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER - Associated Press

FILE- In this May 21, 2018, file photo Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin arrives to speak with reporters about trade with China outside of the White House in Washington. In an interview with CNBC Tuesday, Aug. 28, Mnuchin says he respects the Federal Reserve's independence. He says he believes Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell understands the need for economic growth and will be careful in implementing monetary policy. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Mnuchin praises Fed’s Powell as ‘phenomenal leader’

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER - Associated Press

In this May 22, 2018, file photo, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin testifies before the Senate Appropriations Financial Services and Government Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Trump administration considering tax break on capital gains

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER - Associated Press

"I helped develop these economic issues," Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Monday. "From my first meeting at the G-20 ... I've tried to emphasize that this is about making sure that we have free and fair, two-way trade." (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Steven Mnuchin firm on Trump’s tough trade approach

By Frederic Puglie — Special to The Washington Times