Jacob J. Lew: “I think it's important that, as we look at these programs, we continue... to ask the question, Are we putting our…”

I have always thought that the sooner we could have a bipartisan conversation on dealing with Social Security, the better.

We inherited what was an economy and a budget that was in complete meltdown.

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.