Jacob J. Lew: “It's critical, if we want to stick to our principles, that we have a single, united approach to a country”

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

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

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