45 Quotes by Bennie Thompson

Disaster preparedness, whether it's in anticipation of potential weather-related incidents or terrorist incidents requires a skill set that in my mind someone has to be trained for,.

Finger pointing does not provide answers to grieving relatives

We need a real citizen preparedness plan ? one that takes care of children, the elderly and the disabled, ... Mothers and grandmothers should not drown in nursing homes because help never arrived.

We need a real citizen preparedness plan -- one that takes care of children, the elderly and the disabled, ... Mothers and grandmothers should not drown in nursing homes because help never arrived.

needs to go talk to some of the people I'm talking to.

I am glad that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has recognized the problems with its contracting methods,

I don't understand it. It's clear that the child should be in the custody of his father,

We've been told time and time again that we are prepared for any emergency that comes, that we're ready. We're obviously not.

To get a barbering license, a license to be a cosmetologist, a license to be a plumber or electrician in this state, you can't have a criminal record.