Chris Van Hollen actually said...

I think people are going to have to ask themselves the question: which populations do they want to drop?

The Affordable Care Act will begin to bring down the per capita costs of health care throughout the system, including in Medicare.

Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are essential to the health and retirement security of millions of Americans.

I do think it is risky to do anything that could weaken the economy during this very fragile time.