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I think it's very important not to confuse the importance of dealing with Social Security in the long term with these short-term deficit reduction challenges. They're different issues.

From Jacob Lew

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

From Jacob Lew

The transition from tyranny to democracy is very hard. The Syrian people have to handle this in a way that works in Syria. And the brutality of the Assad regime is unacceptable.

From Jacob Lew

I think that for the next short period of time, our No. 1 priority is Congress needs to do its work and extend the payroll tax cut.

From Jacob Lew

If you don't define the problem you'll never reach a painful solution.

From Jacob Lew

Every president since George Washington has taken executive privilege seriously. Every Republican president has.

From Jacob Lew

I can't speak to the differences within the Catholic Church.

From Jacob Lew

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

From Jacob Lew

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.

From Jacob Lew

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.

From Jacob Lew

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