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Maria Cantwell: “You're basically saying, I'm going to open up critical…”

Featuring: Maria Cantwell, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Washington

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Protecting America's Spectrum: A Fireside Chat with Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA)

Published | Video Starts at 06:50

So I think, you know, if you think about the telecom sector, they're saying, well, we just need it because we want more 5 and 6G. But You're basically saying, I'm going to open up critical defense infrastructure to the infiltration by a lot of people. to come in and interfere. So it would make the Chinese balloon thing look like nothing. So, but what is it from your understanding that the telecom industry wants? (06:50–06:59)

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Asserts that the proposal opens up U.S. defense infrastructure to potential infiltration.

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