Bennie Thompson actually said...

"I would like to thank Chairman Correa and Ranking Member Lesko for holding today's hearing on homeland security priorities in the Arctic--our Nation's northernmost border."

"Many forget that the United States is, after all, an Arctic nation, given the geography of Alaska."

"The vastness of U.S. Arctic waters and a changing environment place increasing demands on the Coast Guard."

"I am deeply concerned that President Trump had no strategy and his administration has failed to plan adequately."