Jacob J. Lew: “I do not think that any of us should feel comfortable just watching more American businesses leave the United States.”

The immediate need is for Congress to pass legislation that will permit them to restructure their debt.

We have to invest in the short and medium term to get the kind of economy that gives people a chance.

I do not think that there is anything more important that we could have done to deal with poverty in this country.

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.