John Thune actually said...

"We cannot build the networks of tomorrow without a skilled and diverse workforce today."

"Expanding reliable and resilient broadband access in rural areas has long been a priority of mine, here in the Senate."

"Having a sufficient workforce and resilient supply chain in place will be critical to keep networks up and running."

"This committee has an opportunity before it, to support the deployment of reliable and resilient networks and it is imperative that we get it right."