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Frank Pallone: I think that there is a tendency to believe that we have done so much to build infrastructure and resiliency in all of…

On the recordJanuary 11, 2016
I think that there is a tendency to believe that we have done so much to build infrastructure and resiliency in all of our other systems. When everything else fails, amateur radio oftentimes is our last line of defense. When you need amateur radio, you really need them.
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Frank Pallone
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Pallone emphasizes the critical role of amateur radio in emergencies.

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