Bennie Thompson actually said...

"Their refusal undermines the work of this committee, which is exercising its oversight responsibilities."

"It is disrespectful to our witnesses from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands who have traveled here today to inform Congress about the recovery challenges they still face at home."

"This is unacceptable. It is not fair to expect certain people in our society to shoulder a disproportionate burden of the technology's shortcoming."

"The public has no input in this process, as far as we understand."