Chris Van Hollen actually said...

It attempts to balance the federal budget on the backs of the poor, by gutting federal spending on safety net programs.

There is a difference between reform and just taking a hatchet to important social safety net programs.

It ignores the advice of bipartisan commissions that say that any credible, responsible approach to reducing the deficit combines cuts.

It is one designed to tell Americans that these social safety nets are not necessary because people choose these safety nets over getting a ...