Bennie Thompson actually said...

"This probably was not a wise choice to implement this in a situation so far away from the mainland."

"There shouldn't be Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands response. There should be an American response."

"So much of what I have heard and seen in my visit to Puerto Rico, especially, in many instances FEMA has been missing in action."

"I am not convinced at this point that we are anywhere near a capacity in Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands."