Cedric Richmond actually said...

"I believe the American public wants us to focus on critical issues like mass transit security, passenger screening protocols for body scanners and pat-downs and rising international security standards..."

"I don't think any of us knows the answers to these questions, which is why I think we should first do no harm and not pass a bill that would actually make us and our transportation system less safe."

"My comments are directed to Deputy Director Kibble, and I wanted to read off some information provided to me from the Alliance for Immigrants Rights and Reform Michigan."

"I would say in the long term, dealing and backing a lot of these dictatorships has not produced the type of stability or produced the type of security that we would want."