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Markwayne Mullin: “988 line was so susceptible to cyber attacks that it was…”

Featuring: Markwayne Mullin, Republican | U.S. Senate, Oklahoma

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Published | Video Starts at 05:34

They finally have to admit they need help and they make a phone call and they get a busy dial or they say the line's disconnected. What we had was that 988 line was so susceptible to cyber attacks that it was completely shut down for 24 hours. And what we did is just said, hey, we got to strengthen this. We, and we gotta make sure that they're not getting an answer machine or getting someone saying, hey, we'll call you back. (05:34–05:42)

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Asserts that the 988 hotline was shut down for 24 hours due to cyber attacks.

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