Jacob J. Lew: “Despite political headwinds, our economy has been steadily growing.”

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 immediate need is for Congress to pass legislation that will permit them to restructure their debt.

Well, for me, it comes down to two things: promoting American trade and restoring American leadership.

When we took office, the projections were the debt was going to grow to over 100 percent of GDP.