Jacob J. Lew: “That is why we need to establish trade promotion authority. TPA will send a signal to the world: The United States will…”

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.

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

It is critically important for the peace of the world and the United States that Iran not get nuclear weapons.

The real goal is not to restructure the debt. The real goal is to get back to economic growth.