Chris Hollen actually said...

"Even the republican Chairman of the House subcommittee that oversees transportation and housing spending implied that the proposed cuts are 'essentially unworkable'."

"Attempting to extract partisan policy concessions with threats to intentionally drive the American economy off a cliff is the very definition of extremism."

"Why not? Because crashing the global economy if we don't get what we want isn't policymaking, it's hostage taking, and it's extremism."

"Should he say if you don't adopt my plan I'm not going to sign a debt ceiling increase?"