Able Quote by Jacob Lew

Historically, the responsibility for voting on the debt limit has gone to the party in the majority.

— Jacob Lew

The most critical thing in a negotiation is to get inside your opponent's head and figure out what he really wants.

— Jacob Lew

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

— Jacob Lew

The challenge for any government is how do you do two things at the same time. How do you put money forward for things…

— Jacob Lew

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

— 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…

— Jacob Lew

Most Americans want health insurance.

— Jacob Lew

Europe is trying to get its fiscal house in order.

— Jacob Lew

I think there is a shared sense of urgency in Washington on fiscal issues.

— Jacob Lew

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

— Jacob Lew

Raising the debt limit on some levels is a ministerial act. It doesn't involve any new spending.

— Jacob Lew

From the very beginning the president [of USA] had two very important principles that had to be reconciled. One principle is that every woman…

— Jacob Lew