Chris Van Hollen actually said...

Our Republican colleagues continue to resist the balanced approach to deficit reduction that has been recommended by every bipartisan group.

Our Republican colleagues continue to take the position that we are not going to take one penny of revenue for the purpose of deficit reduct...

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.