Jacob J. Lew: “The immediate need is for Congress to pass legislation that will permit them to restructure their debt.”

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

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.

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

I don't think defaulting on payments to veterans is any better than defaulting on payments to foreign bond holders.