Jacob J. Lew: “We have to maintain the pressure. You know, we clearly have an interest in Afghanistan that can't be achieved if we…”

I totally agree, and I was trying to indicate in my response earlier that the risk is being borne by taxpayers on an ongoing basis and the conservatorship is not over.

If we do not have the resources to hire the enforcement officers that we need, the tax gap will only grow.

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.

I believe it is a crisis. I believe there is a need for action immediately on restructuring authority and on oversight.