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On the recordNovember 1, 2017
Hurricanes Irma and Maria exposed the vulnerability of the Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands electric grids to extreme weather.
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Bobby Rush
Democratic · Illinois

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Rush discusses the vulnerability of electric grids due to recent hurricanes.

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