WASHINGTON â Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, today issued the following statement after the Senate confirmed Steve Mnuchin as secretary of the treasury: âI congratulate Mr. Mnuchin on his confirmation to serve as secretary of the treasury,â said Thune.
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The chili pepper (also chile pepper or chilli pepper, from Nahuatl chÄ«lli [ËtÍ¡ÊiËli]) is the fruit of plants from the genus Capsicum, members of the nightshade family, Solanaceae.In Britain, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, India, and other Asian countries, the word pepper is usually omitted.he substances that give chili peppers their intensity when ingested or applied topically are capsaicin (8-methyl-N -vanillyl-6-nonenamide) and several related chemicals, collectively called capsaicinoids.