Jacob J. Lew: “When we took office, the projections were the debt was going to grow to over 100 percent of GDP.”

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

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.

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.

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.