Chris Van Hollen actually said...

The cuts would be both too deep and too arbitrary.

The sequester was included in the legislation as a last resort to encourage, to pressure the Congress to develop a bipartisan alternative.

I hope we will all take the same balanced approach to reducing the deficit as has been recommended by bipartisan commissions.

more of the same meaning cutting important investments, shredding the social safety net, and again protecting tax breaks for the wealthiest ...