Mark Warner actually said...

"this is not as much an immediate problem, but an intermediate problem and needs to have phase-ins."

"I would point out to all my colleagues that actually the President's budget is the only one of the three budgets between the Senate budget or the House budget that at least starts to take on the chall..."

"I would rather it get lower than that, but it is in the right direction."

"the fact that it includes a mix of spending cuts and new revenue reflects the values and principles of balance and fairness that the vast majority of Americans have clearly stated they support."