Bennie Thompson actually said...

"As a Homeland Security Committee, we are charged with the responsibility of ensuring this Nation's security."

"Everyone agrees that we should spend our homeland security dollars where they are needed most in an efficient and effective manner."

"As a Ranking Member of the authorizing committee for the Department of Homeland Security, I urge my colleagues to take a serious look at this effort to authorize a consolidation of needed Homeland Sec..."

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