Jacob J. Lew: “We are seeing thousands of people leave Puerto Rico for the mainland, and they are American citizens.”

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

You find cases of tax avoidance, and we know when you find cases of tax avoidance, voluntary compliance goes up.

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.

The decision has never been made by the only people who can make the decision--that is the President of the United States on the advice of the Treasury Secretary--what to do.