Mike Thompson actually said...

"This financing was mostly located in high distressed communities throughout the country, around 60 percent were located in communities where the unemployment rates were at least 1.5 times the national..."

"It was terrible for business, it was terrible from a public safety standpoint. The Coast Guard couldn't even get in and out of the harbor."

"I think it is about jobs."

"I represent a number of ports in my district on the West Coast. And I have seen firsthand how deferred maintenance and a lack of funding and attention has really hurt our area."