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."

"Unemployment would soar. It would set back progress on the economy."

"we hope we can have an opportunity to have an up-or-down vote, Mr. Chairman, on the plan that we have put forward."

"the result of that legislation was to make sure that we did not see a sharp increase in taxes on middle-income Americans, but we asked higher-income individuals to begin to contribute to reducing the ..."