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Bobby Rush: “More than six weeks after Hurricane Maria initially made landfall, nearly 70 percent of Puerto Rico and 80 percent of…”

On the recordNovember 1, 2017
More than six weeks after Hurricane Maria initially made landfall, nearly 70 percent of Puerto Rico and 80 percent of the U.S. Virgin Islands still lack the power needed for basic everyday services.
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Bobby Rush
Democratic · Illinois

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Rush highlights the ongoing power outages in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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