Jacob Lew Quotes
- I think there's no higher calling in terms of a career than public service, which is a chance to make a difference in people's lives…
- Most Americans want health insurance.
- Europe is trying to get its fiscal house in order.
- Every president since George Washington has taken executive privilege seriously. Every Republican president has.
- Historically, the responsibility for voting on the debt limit has gone to the party in the majority.
- 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…
- I think there is a shared sense of urgency in Washington on fiscal issues.
- If you don't define the problem you'll never reach a painful solution.
- If you have a student who graduates from college and they don't have a job, they are now able to stay on their family health…
- Raising the debt limit on some levels is a ministerial act. It doesn't involve any new spending.
- If you look at the cost of providing health insurance, it actually doesn't cost more to provide a plan with contraceptive coverage than it does…
- I can't speak to the differences within the Catholic Church.
- It is time for the general fund to pay the Social Security fund back.
- 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…
- 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.
- 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…
- We obviously would like to get unemployment as low as we possibly can.
- Congress should get the job done.
- The reason to deal with Social Security is that it is a system where we have a tradition and history of making sure it is…