Jacob J. Lew: “We don't need to have the overall tax rate on the wealthiest Americans go back down to the [inaudible] level.”

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.

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

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.

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.