Bennie Thompson actually said...

"I hope you can work with us to stop these drastic cuts."

"Every dollar we waste on ineffective technology is a dollar that will not be spent to secure this Nation."

"I hope that Mr. Jackson and Ms. Duke will share with this committee the difficulties they found in their attempts at reform."

"I have long held that we must develop a layered security approach that pushes borders out and begins the screening process far in advance of a passenger boarding a flight in this country."