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Paul Tonko: “A major challenge remains with the power grid, and here, as you can imagine, virtually everything relies on electricity.”

On the recordNovember 13, 2017
A major challenge remains with the power grid, and here, as you can imagine, virtually everything relies on electricity.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York

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The power grid is a critical issue post-disaster.

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