Bennie Thompson actually said...

"Forcing the Coast Guard to curtail air and surface operation by more than 25 percent, reducing essential missions including migrant and drug interdiction and port security operations is no way to achi..."

"I want to remind all our Members that border security is linked to immigration matters and will be an integral part of any reform proposal."

"As Members of Congress, each of us has a responsibility to ensure that the Department is able to adequately perform its mission of protecting the Nation from and responding to terrorist attacks, man-m..."

"Our energies will be wasted and our opportunities will be squandered if we do not work towards the goal of making the people of this Nation safer."