Bennie Thompson actually said...

"Instead, we need border security policy that keeps terrorists, their instruments, criminals, and contraband out of this country while upholding American values."

"His Executive Order banning all travel from seven majority-Muslim countries and suspending our refugee program under the guise of security does nothing to make us safer."

"To the contrary, the Executive Order makes America less safe by serving as a recruitment and propaganda tool for terrorist groups."

"The Department of Homeland Security has no matrix to show that border walls enhance security in a way that justifies their exorbitant cost."