WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 15: U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) holds a press conference at the Capitol Hill Club on September 15, 2026 in Washington, DC. Johnson spoke about Republicans' focus as midterms approach and addressed questions regarding the public’s calls to impose guardrails on artificial intelligence. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

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)