CASTOR: What is your plan to build a more distributed grid there with the modern technology that's at our fingertips?

PERRY: Congresswoman Castor, you have just pointed out the real challenge that this country faces in dealing with the territory and the citizens of Puerto Rico. That is a country that already had its challenges before this storm . . .

CASTOR: Well, they're — it's America. They're American citizens, so it's not a country. But could you just detail, since the time is limited . . .

PERRY: Yeah, that's the reason I called it a territory, ma'am. I apologize for misstating here and calling it a country.