Jacob J. Lew: “A lot of people have said that trade agreements have been too secretive. I agree.”

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

Over the past 7 years under the President's leadership, we have seen a sustained economic recovery and an unprecedented decline in the Federal budget deficit.

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.

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