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On the recordNovember 1, 2017
Nobody denies the challenges of repairing the collapsed energy grid of Puerto Rico, but I submit to you that most of the challenges to turn the lights back on in Puerto Rico are neither natural nor geographic. They are manmade.
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John Sarbanes
Democratic · Maryland

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Highlights that issues with Puerto Rico's energy grid are manmade, not natural disasters.

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