32 Quotes by Jack Lew

I've been really privileged to work for two presidents - President Obama and President Clinton - who are both people of faith, who value faith, and who respect that others have the same feelings in their own lives.

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 and improve the world.

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

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.

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 without.

There is a very serious fiscal-policy question of, 'Are we running our overall fiscal policy such that we as a government can pay our bills?'

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

It is time for the general fund to pay the Social Security fund back.

We obviously would like to get unemployment as low as we possibly can.