Jacob J. Lew: “This agreement demonstrates that we have the capacity to find common ground on difficult issues and lays a foundation…”

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

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

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.

I don't think Social Security and Medicare should be cut, you know, to take away from people what they need and what they have been promised.