Chris Van Hollen actually said...

The sooner we make a decision to put in place a plan to deal with the debt in the outyears, the less painful it would be.

Isn't it the case that if you reduce revenues, you increase the deficit?

the reality is that we did have a 1-year budget resolution for this fiscal year.

If we were to throw out the CBO numbers, whether we sometimes agree with them or not, it would be a recipe for budget and fiscal chaos.