Jacob J. Lew: “Congress needs to open the government. Congress needs to make it possible for us to pay our bills.”

You find cases of tax avoidance, and we know when you find cases of tax avoidance, voluntary compliance goes up.

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.

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.

Over the past 7 years under the President's leadership, we have seen a sustained economic recovery and an unprecedented decline in the Federal budget deficit.