Frank Pallone actually said...

"What Republicans want to do when they talk about painful cuts in the name of fiscal responsibility is to cut the structural foundation of our safety net programs."

"the expansions are indeed sustainable, and in coming decades--in this decade, they actually modestly reduce the deficit; in the subsequent decade, they significantly reduce the deficit."

"Healthcare reform was entitlement reform. The ACA decreases the deficit and promotes efficiency and quality."

"The issue is not whether we reduce the deficit, but how we do so. And that conversation must include a discussion about revenues."