Jacob J. Lew: “I do not think that there is anything more important that we could have done to deal with poverty in this country.”

It is critically important for the peace of the world and the United States that Iran not get nuclear weapons.

I don't think Social Security and Medicare should be cut, you know, to take away from people what they need and what they have been promised.

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.