45 Quotes by Bennie Thompson

Americans have almost been conditioned to believe that the majority of people who seek to do us harm are those of Muslim descent.

Medicare provided guaranteed equal coverage, something that the private sector could not

History suggests that attempts to privatize Medicare by relying on private companies to offer Medicare benefits in rural America simply will not work.

Medicare debates in Congress should result in better Medicare benefits for all our nation's seniors. We're not asking for special treatment for rural America, just a fair deal.

I've never really read any books about Washington, neither the politics nor the city.

Sending our young men and women into battle is perhaps the most serious course of action a Nation can undertake.

Today's terrorists do not share a particular ethnic, educational or socioeconomic background.

Unfortunately, WorldCom is not the only company caught up in this kind of accounting scandal. The impact this will have on the general public is yet to be seen.

Now, we are seeing many of these same companies face the truth about their financial standing. Congress is faced with the challenge of reforming our accounting industry and holding corporate executives responsible for their actions.