Tim Geithner: “We can't keep putting it off indefinitely.”

If Congress does not act on these tax provisions or on the investments and infrastructure things, then what happens to the American economy? What happens is that every American who has a job will see their taxes go up by $1,000 on average…

The administration and Congress have a responsibility to look forward, reconsider the role government has played in the past.

It's not a partisan issue. It's traditionally had a lot of bipartisan support.

If the U.S. Government were at this time... to significantly reduce the assistance it provides students going to college, that would be a bad thing for the country.