Bennie Thompson actually said...

Representative Bennie Thompson, the Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Committee, expressed these exact sentiments.

Thompson highlighted concerns about funding reductions affecting emergency response capabilities.

06/22/2011

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When we take money out of our general fund, we are taking money out of the required reserve.

We need to get more of them to do that so they are prepared for something like that.

We weren't prepared for anything like this storm.

We have to pay those people. We pay them overtime.