Bennie Thompson actually said...

"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."

"On behalf of the International Biometrics + Identity Association, I am writing to express our gratitude for your support over the past decade for the use of biometrics by DHS."

"Government use of biometric and personal identifiable information can be valuable tools only if utilized properly. Unfortunately, this is the second major privacy breach at DHS this year. We must ensu..."

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