Chris Van Hollen actually said...

I want to commend the President for submitting a budget that reduces our deficit, while also investing in our future.

This is a tough love budget. It cuts non-security discretionary spending by $400 billion over the next decade.

I think it is an important achievement that in this budget you reach primary balance by the year 2017 and begin to stabilize the problem.

Some of our Republican colleagues have indicated that, if they don't get their way, ... they would shut down the government.