Chris Van Hollen actually said...

"It seems perfectly reasonable, and I think an ordinary American watching this proceeding would agree that you should be able to count the effort we made already toward the $4 trillion."

"Closing the door on that slush fund, I believe, will achieve real savings as we move into the out years."

"The Simpson-Bowles commission, the bipartisan commission, set $4 trillion in deficit reduction as their 10 year window."

"I dare say that Republicans and Democrats alike agree that the sequester is not the best way to achieve that deficit reduction."