Monday’s Briefing

Lew and Geithner talk economy, deficit reduction and specific of Obama plan. Possible Palestinian state and more economy questions top Carney's agenda.

TreasurySec says revenue changes are "modest," but adds "you want to do [those changes] carefully."

Lew: "While we did not raise the retirement age, it is not something that actually reduces cost. It just determines whether or not the government is going to pay them."

Lew says President open to working on Social Security but must be done in bipartisan fashion outside of this bill.

Geithner says bank proposal to "recover those losses in form of a fee" from TARP bailout.

Carney says best possibility for peace and two-state solution for Israel and Palestine lies in negotiations.

Carney terms economic crisis a "hemorrhaging of jobs had to be halted."

Carney: "President focused on now is urgent need to take sensible acts...to grow the economy and get hiring accelerated."