Edward Markey actually said...

"we also need strong resiliency rules on the books, to require better preparedness before and after the inevitable disasters strike us."

"We absolutely need rules on resiliency. It is not going to happen on its own, and we have 10 years of evidence--20 years of evidence now to prove it."

"Are we in a paradoxical situation where many of these municipalities might have acted themselves and there is a State law that the broadband companies have that prohibit them from acting on their own?"

"It is crystal clear that climate change is a threat to our networks, while our communications infrastructure is, itself, fueling this ever-growing crisis."