Chris Hollen actually said...

"It would be absolutely counterproductive in terms of the long-term competitiveness, let alone the health of our people, to have those kind of cuts take place."

"if we agree, Mr. Chairman, that those are just different forms of spending in the Tax Code, it seems to me we should be willing to help eliminate some of those tax expenditures for the purpose of redu..."

"I actually think we should have phased that out rather than having gone cold turkey, but the point is, a big chunk of that number had to do with lost revenue from a payroll tax cut that was supported ..."

"We should be working overtime to prevent that kind of job loss."