Rob Portman actually said...

"this budget does not make a dent in the huge problem we all know we face: historic levels of debt and unacceptable deficits"

"I do hope, without getting into a long discussion about this, that you will commit to trying to meet these statutory deadlines."

"Can you imagine a balanced budget today?"

"Your measure of success will be sort of an unusual one, which is not how popular you are but how unpopular you are among your Cabinet colleagues."