Jacob J. Lew: “I would stand second to none in saying that this is the right thing to do, because it's the morally right thing to do.”

You find cases of tax avoidance, and we know when you find cases of tax avoidance, voluntary compliance goes up.

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.

The fiscal year 2017 President's budget puts forward the building blocks of a social compact for the 21st century and creates the conditions for sustained 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.