Bennie Thompson actually said...

"By holding this hearing in the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications, the committee is sending a strong message to the American public that chemical security is a shared..."

"This committee has a responsibility to the American people to make the Department of Homeland Security work and, accordingly, our Nation more secure."

"Thank you very much."

"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for holding this important and timely hearing."