Jacob J. Lew: “I think that one of the reasons tax reform is so hard to do is that it does impose burdens to close loopholes.”

The real goal is not to restructure the debt. The real goal is to get back to economic growth.

This agreement demonstrates that we have the capacity to find common ground on difficult issues and lays a foundation for addressing some of our long-term challenges.

The decision has never been made by the only people who can make the decision--that is the President of the United States on the advice of the Treasury Secretary--what to do.

It is critically important for the peace of the world and the United States that Iran not get nuclear weapons.