During our last hearing on this subject, it was made clear to the Committee that the Stafford Act, as written, requires funds to be used only to restore damaged equipment to its previous state which made no sense for Puerto Rico given the disrepair its electrical system was in prior to the hurricane.
Critiquing the Stafford Act's limitations on funding for Puerto Rico's electrical system.
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