Ben Ray Luján actually said...

However, effective disaster response requires redundancy. It is important to anticipate failures and prepare accordingly.

I thank Chairman Ben Ray Lujan and Ranking Member John Thune, as well as the other esteemed members of the subcommittee.

The priorities I listed--resilient, redundant, and secure--are fundamental principles we must consider.

In the fallout from Hurricane Maria, millions of Americans in Puerto Rico experienced telecommunication outages that lasted for months.