Jacob J. Lew: “I think if we were to build 15 more of those, that would be 15 more pockets of growth in areas of the country that might…”

I don't think defaulting on payments to veterans is any better than defaulting on payments to foreign bond holders.

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.

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