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Jacob Lew

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Name: Jacob Lew

First reported 4 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 reports

John Boehner

US Treasury: no impact from debt cap before Sept

(MIA) - US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said on Friday that the government would not feel the pinch from a cap on debt before September, as net new borrowings were to halt this weekend, AFP reports."Extraordinary measures" to sustain the government without ... [Published Macedonian Information Agency - 4 hours ago]

Entities: US Department of the Treasury, Jacob Lew, John Boehner, Budget Deficit

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 1 reports

Lew Says He’ll Wait to Decide Whether Lerner Did Anything Wrong

U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew said today he’ll wait for more information to decide whether IRS official Lois Lerner acted improperly in the tax agency’s treatment of Tea Party groups.At a House Financial Services Committee hearing, Lew declined ... [Published BusinessWeek - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Jacob Lew, Scott Garrett, Steven Miller, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated 15 hours ago - 4 reports

IRS Internal Revenue Service

In secret, top aides planned how to reveal IRS scandal

WASHINGTON -- Weeks before the world -- and apparently President Barack Obama himself -- heard about the details of the Internal Revenue Service scandal, top people in his administration started planning how to stage-manage the release of the informa ... [Published TwinCities.com - May 22 2013]

Entities: IRS Internal Revenue Service, Steven Miller, White House, Jacob Lew

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated 16 hours ago - 3 reports

George Miller

Key IRS figure to plead Fifth at hearing on w...

WASHINGTON — A key figure in the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of conservative groups will plead the Fifth Amendment on Wednesday when she appears before a key congressional committee, an aide said.Lois Lerner leads the IRS unit that singled out ... [Published New York Daily News - 16 hours ago]

Entities: IRS Internal Revenue Service, George Miller, Tea Party Movement, Jacob Lew, Max Baucus

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated 22 hours ago - 2 reports

American Bar Association

IRS chief and Treasury knew about plan to use planted question to unveil scandal

WASHINGTON -- The secretly planted question and its very public answer that triggered the IRS scandal now gripping the nations capital came from the top of the agency, fired Acting Commissioner Steven Miller testified on Tuesday.Grilled by the Senate ... [Published Miami Herald - May 21 2013]

Entities: Steven Miller, American Bar Association, White House, Jacob Lew, Testimony

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

US Department of the Treasury

Low rates leading to risky behaviour: Lew

1:18 AM[WASHINGTON] US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew warned that a "reach for yield" spawned by record-low interest rates could spur investors to engage in riskier behaviour. ... [Published Business Times Singapore - May 22 2013]

Entities: Jacob Lew, US Department of the Treasury

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Lew Testifies to Senate Banking Committee

May 21 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew testifies about Internal Revenue Service's screening of Tea Party groups and the Financial Stability Oversight Council's policies. Lew testifies before the Senate Banking Committee in Washington. ... [Published BusinessWeek - May 21 2013]

Entities: Jacob Lew, Deponent, US Department of the Treasury

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 4 reports

Treasury Secretary Calls IRS Actions Unacceptable, Inexcusable

)—U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew calls the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative political groups "unacceptable and inexcusable" and says he has directed the agency's acting director to hold people accountable.Lew told the Senate Banking ... [Published KWTX - May 21 2013]

Entities: IRS Internal Revenue Service, Jacob Lew, Daniel Werfel, US Department of the Treasury

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Lew urges delay on bill to limit big banks

Today 12:27 PM ET (MarketWatch)PrintWASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew urged senators to delay bringing forward a measure to limit too-big-to-fail banks until after the Dodd-Frank legislation has been fully implemented. "I think this ... [Published TD Ameritrade - May 21 2013]

Entities: Jacob Lew, Dodd-Frank, MarketWatch Inc, Greg Robb

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 3 reports

Lew sees loosening of underwriting standards

Regulators are watching closely some loosening in some financial markets at the same time that investors are reaching for yield, said Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew on Tuesday. ... [Published Great China Brokerage Ltd - May 21 2013]

Entities: Jacob Lew, Underwriting

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 2 reports

Lew Says He Heard of IRS Audit in Mid-March

Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew first learned of an audit into the Internal Revenue Service in mid-March but didn't see specific details of an inspector general's report into the targeting of conservative groups until last week, he told U.S. Senate lawmakers ... [Published Washington Wire - May 21 2013]

Entities: Jacob Lew, IRS Internal Revenue Service, US Senate

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 5 reports

US Treasury Dept taking measures to avoid hitting debt ceiling

The U.S. Treasury Department said on Monday that it would suspend the payment to the federal pension funds to avoid hitting the debt ceiling.The U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew wrote to members of Congress, saying that the government would suspend payment ... [Published Aastocks.com - May 21 2013]

Entities: US Department of the Treasury, Debt Ceiling, Jacob Lew, Health Benefits

Quotes

"Extraordinary measures" to sustain the government without being forced to slash spending or default on the debt due to the borrowing limit "will not be exhausted until after labor day" or September 2, Lew told Congress

US Treasury: no impact from debt cap before Sept [Published Macedonian Information Agency - 4 hours ago]

The IRS is a bureau of the Treasury Department. Lew said at a congressional hearing yesterday that "management of the irs is very much the responsibility of the treasury secretary. the administration of the tax system has to be within the irs and apart from politics."

Lew Says He’ll Wait to Decide Whether Lerner Did Anything Wrong [Published BusinessWeek - 12 hours ago]

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US Treasury: no impact from debt cap before Sept [Published Macedonian Information Agency - 4 hours ago]
Lawmaker says systemic council is opaque [Published TD Ameritrade - 11 hours ago]
Lew Says He’ll Wait to Decide Whether Lerner Di... [Published BusinessWeek - 12 hours ago]
IRS official declares innocence, then pleads th... [Published Miami Herald - 13 hours ago]
IRS official declares innocence, then pleads th... [Published Charlotte Observer - 13 hours ago]
Key IRS figure to plead Fifth at hearing on w... [Published New York Daily News - 16 hours ago]
Today, everybody's a Sooner [Published Federal News Radio 1500 AM - 17 hours ago]
US may allow private firms to retaliate against... [Published Economic Times - 20 hours ago]
RH Line calls printed May 22 [Published Loveland Herald Reporter - 20 hours ago]
Treasury Sec. Jack Lew on the IRS Controversy [Published SIFMA Foundation - May 22 2013]
In secret, top aides planned how to reveal IRS ... [Published TwinCities.com - May 22 2013]
USA Daily Bulletin – 21/05/13 [Published Shares Investment - May 22 2013]
Xi-Obama meeting to chart future course of Chin... [Published People.com.cn - May 22 2013]
Low rates leading to risky behaviour: Lew [Published Business Times Singapore - May 22 2013]
IRS chief helped create plan to use planted que... [Published The Olympian - May 22 2013]
E. Texas IRS protestor: 'Abolish the IRS. How a... [Published KLTV 7 - May 21 2013]
Former IRS chief to Congress: Can't say how tar... [Published Deseret Morning News - May 21 2013]
Shulman 'Regrets' Tea Party Targeting [Published WebCPA - May 21 2013]
Treasury Says Debt Limit at $16.699 Trillion Af... [Published BusinessWeek - May 21 2013]
Treasury Refuses to Give Timetable on Systemica... [Published PropertyCasualty360.com - May 21 2013]
Lew Testifies to Senate Banking Committee [Published BusinessWeek - May 21 2013]
How Disaster in Oklahoma Can Show Government Works [Published Yahoo! News - May 21 2013]
Treasury Secretary Calls IRS Actions Unacceptab... [Published KWTX - May 21 2013]
IRS chief and Treasury knew about plan to use p... [Published Miami Herald - May 21 2013]
Lew Urges Delay On Bill To Limit Big Banks [Published FOXBusiness.com - May 21 2013]
Ex-IRS chief not sure what went wrong [Published MSN News - May 21 2013]
IRS chief and Treasury knew about plan to use p... [Published South Carolina Enquirer-Herald - May 21 2013]
Xi, Obama meeting earlier than expected [Published Global Times - May 21 2013]
Fitch: Foreign Insurer Parentage Unlikely To Di... [Published Rock Hill Herald - May 21 2013]
Fitch: Foreign Insurer Parentage Unlikely To Di... [Published Business Wire - May 21 2013]

Blogs

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Lew Says He Heard of IRS Audit in Mid-March [Published Washington Wire - May 21 2013] Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew first learned of an audit into the Internal Revenue Service in mid-March but didn't see specific details of an inspector general's report into the targeting of conservative groups until last week, he told U.S. Senate lawmakers ...
Lew Says He Heard of IRS Audit in Mid-March [Published WSJ.com: Washington Wire - May 21 2013] Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew first learned of an audit into the Internal Revenue Service in mid-March but didn't see specific details of an inspector general's report into the targeting of conservative groups until last week, he told U.S. Senate lawmakers ...
Treasury Sec. Jack Lew on the IRS Controversy [Published Wall Street Pit - May 17 2013] On this week?s ?Political Capital with Al Hunt,? airing tonight at 9:00PM/ET, Bloomberg TV anchor and Bloomberg View columnist Al Hunt interviews Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew on the IRS controversy and the economy.Secretary Lew told Hunt on when he found ...
Treasury Department Begins Preparing For Debt C... [Published Think Progress - May 17 2013] Credit: The Economist At noon on Friday, the Treasury Department began the latest round of accounting contortionism brought on by Republicans’ refusal to raise the debt ceiling. CNN Money explains that a financing mechanism to aid state and local ...
“Leadership” or Lack Thereof [Published Zero Hedge - May 16 2013] Recently in the United States we’ve heard news that the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) is guilty of discriminating against conservative “non-profit” or not-for-profit entities. Any group with the name “Patriot” or “Tea Party” in their name was immediately ...

Audio/Video

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Lew: Highest Priority That IRS Be Beyond Suspicion [Published Bloomberg - YouTube - May 18 2013]
Obama in Damage Control as IRS Issue Not Going ... [Published Bloomberg - YouTube - May 16 2013]
Lew Addresses China Hacking Issues [Published WSJ.com Video - News - Apr 18 2013]
Lew on What It's Like Being Treasury Secretary [Published WSJ.com Video - News - Apr 18 2013]
Treasury's Lew on Japan's Policy Reforms [Published WSJ.com Video - News - Apr 18 2013]

Press Releases

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Fitch: Foreign Insurer Parentage Unlikely To Di... [Published Business Wire - May 21 2013]
Raoul Wallenberg Congressional Gold Medal Desig... [Published PR Newswire: Financial Services - May 09 2013]
U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew Tours Vita... [Published PR Newswire: Consumer Products & Retail - May 07 2013]
Remarks by President Herman Van Rompuy after hi... [Published European Council - Press - EN - Apr 07 2013]