Bennie Thompson actually said...

The border wall concept is ineffective and creates a false sense of security that will do nothing to alleviate the problem.

I come before you today to implore you to seek other alternatives and opportunities other than the Border Wall proposal put forth by Preside...

Instead, we need border security policy that keeps terrorists, their instruments, criminals, and contraband out of this country while uphold...

The Department of Homeland Security has no matrix to show that border walls enhance security in a way that justifies their exorbitant cost.