Mike Thompson actually said...

"I voted for the Affordable Care Act, a bill that was not written in the back room, a bill that was written in full public with hearings, amendments, hearing from witnesses, and I did that because I be..."

"The President could do a world of good by stepping it up and making the declaration now. There's a lot of lives depending upon this."

"We need the help from the federal government. The people that I represent want to know that their federal government is with them and will be with them through this terrible time."

"I'd really like the President and everybody else to stop tweeting and focus on the disaster at hand."