Chris Van Hollen actually said...

"It is very clear that it is deficit reduction."

"But that is not what the Ag Committee chose to do. What they chose to do was to cut food nutrition programs that will cut food assistance immediately to every single household receiving those food nut..."

"Apparently, our Republican colleagues decided to put the taxpayer at risk instead."

"I hope we are not going to be driven to a government shutdown by our Republican colleagues."