Rob Portman actually said...

I think that $1 trillion in new taxes does have an effect on workers.

Economic growth through tax reform, would that make sense, lowering the rate and broadening the base?

We have to address it. And if we do not, we will face consequences you talked earlier, including the possibility of a fiscal crisis.

I am very disappointed in the budget, and it is for the simple reason that we are not addressing the fundamental issue we all know exists.