Jacob J. Lew: “I am a big believer in possibility. I think if people keep talking, anything is possible.”

We can't just cut the things that we need to grow in order to reduce the deficit more in the short run.

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.

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

I believe that the letter states correctly that, having over the last week raised this issue with 10 of the 11 negotiating partners, the reason they are willing to have a conversation on currency, in part, is because of the firm knowledge…