Jacob J. Lew: “I don't think there is an urgent crisis. I don't think Americans should worry that their Social Security won't be there.”

I do not think that there is anything more important that we could have done to deal with poverty in this country.

I think the fee makes sense for two reasons: first, it does reflect the costs associated with fossil fuel use.

We can't just cut the things that we need to grow in order to reduce the deficit more in the short run.

I think that one of the reasons tax reform is so hard to do is that it does impose burdens to close loopholes.