Jacob J. Lew: “I believe we can find common ground to stop the unnecessary standoffs and manufactured crises.”

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

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.

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.

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.