Bennie Thompson actually said...

"I want to thank the Chairman for holding this timely hearing on our efforts--both domestic and international--to contain and prevent the spread of the Ebola virus."

"the value of our public health infrastructure and the cost of maintaining it."

"I hope that our discussion today can yield a step in this direction, and I also support the Chairman's comment that this disease does not see party or anything."

"I also want to extend my condolences to the family of Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person diagnosed with Ebola on American soil."