Jacob Lew Quotes

The budget is not just a collection of numbers, but an expression of our values and aspirations.

We have to reduce the burden placed on our economy by years of deficits and debt.

We cannot win the future, expand the economy and spur job creation if we are saddled with increasingly growing deficits. That is why the president’s budget is a comprehensive and responsible plan that will put us on a path toward fiscal sustainability in the next few years – a down payment toward tackling our challenges in the long term.

In the budget, the president will call for a five-year freeze on discretionary spending other than for national security. This will reduce the deficit by more than $400 billion over the next decade and bring this category of spending to the lowest share of our economy since Dwight Eisenhower was president.

There’s a lot of trust being built up. I think we have a lot of work ahead of us.

It’s not fair to say Social Security caused the problem.