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.”

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.

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

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