Jacob J. Lew: “The real issue is we must keep all of our obligations.”

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

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

The budget also makes critical investments in our domestic and national security priorities while adhering to the bipartisan budget agreement signed into law last fall.