Bennie Thompson actually said...

"Communities across the country are proud of the preparedness capabilities that they have worked to develop over the past 10 years."

"With less Federal support available, State and local governments are struggling to maintain the capabilities achieved over the past decade."

"It is a little bit of both, in all honesty. For the most part, we want certainty."

"Getting a document out there in final form will relieve a lot of the uncertainty."