Patrick Toomey actually said...

the spending reductions have systematically been overstated in recent years by the President

tax reform is spending cuts. There is no difference if I give you a mortgage interest deduction or I cut you a check.

It looks like $200 billion of what they put under the $600 billion heading is in fact revenue--fees and various other forms of revenue.

the President's proposal is almost entirely new taxes and virtually nothing... on the spending restraint