Chris Van Hollen actually said...

It is one designed to tell Americans that these social safety nets are not necessary because people choose these safety nets over getting a ...

If you look at their budget, they cut $800 billion out of Medicaid over 10 years.

I am more than a little frustrated that we seem to have an inability to accept some of the successes.

First, I would observe that while spending on safety net programs is high now it is largely the function of the economic downturn.