Jacob J. Lew: “This agreement demonstrates that we have the capacity to find common ground on difficult issues and lays a foundation…”

I have been trying to deal with it as a crisis that we need to deal with on a bipartisan basis.

I do not think that there is anything more important that we could have done to deal with poverty in this country.

Well, for me, it comes down to two things: promoting American trade and restoring American leadership.

The earned income tax credit is one of the most effective programs we have had, both to reduce poverty and to get people.