Jacob J. Lew: “We have put down a plan, which is the President's plan for how we are going to get to the point where we stop adding to…”

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

The earned income tax credit is one of the most effective programs we have had, both to reduce poverty and to get people.

This agreement demonstrates that we have the capacity to find common ground on difficult issues and lays a foundation for addressing some of our long-term challenges.

The American people deserve to have an IRS with the resources so that, when you pick up the phone and call the IRS, there is a person at the other end to answer it.