Bennie Thompson actually said...

"Before this Government undertakes such a radical change in funding for these vital programs, Congress must ask some vital questions."

"The NPGP proposal moves away from the current regional governance, assessment, and strategy-based approach to a competitive and individual project based approach."

"I do not think any of what we should do should be to have the result of being punitive."

"I do not think any of us would want a community to be at risk because of policies that we are doing."