Jacob J. Lew: “Isn't it reasonable to expect corporate America, having paid such low effective rates, to contribute a little to closing…”

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

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

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.