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Bobby Rush: “The economic consulting firm Rhodium Group concluded that Maria cost 1.25 billion hours of electricity supply disruption…”

On the recordNovember 1, 2017
The economic consulting firm Rhodium Group concluded that Maria cost 1.25 billion hours of electricity supply disruption to households, which they say is the longest disruption in recorded history.
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Bobby Rush
Democratic · Illinois

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Rush cites a report on the extensive power disruption caused by Hurricane Maria.

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