Chris Van Hollen actually said...

"if the Congress was to take action to repeal the defense portion of the sequester, all things being equal, that would make the deficit worse."

"If that were to lapse and that would mean that working people had less disposable income, especially at this point in time, that would also dampen demand in the economy."

"the top 400 richest Americans, all making over $110 million per year and making an average of $271 million a year, paid only 18 percent of their income in income tax in 2008, the effective rate."

"nondefense discretionary spending is shrinking dramatically over the next 10 years."