Jacob J. Lew: “We need to reform our broken system to make it work, to end inversions, to end the push.”

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.

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

I have always thought that the sooner we could have a bipartisan conversation on dealing with Social Security, the better.

Well, for me, it comes down to two things: promoting American trade and restoring American leadership.