Chris Van Hollen actually said...

"I hope this will be the beginning of a conversation, Mr. Chairman."

"I will put those in there. The Speaker asked for them. We will put them in there as a sign of our willingness to meet our Republican colleagues more than halfway."

"he has, in his budget, done what he said he was going to do. He does it in a balanced way, asking for shared responsibility."

"First of all, the House Republican plan would actually put the brakes on our economy."