Jacob J. Lew: “I think that this Administration has pushed on an international basis for the toughest sanctions in history.”

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

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

The earned income tax credit is one of the most effective programs we have had, both to reduce poverty and to get people.

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.