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On the recordNovember 1, 2017
Twenty-nine percent of Puerto Ricans have power, is the estimate. And this is definitely not something that I would rate as a 10-plus, as the President has rated our response.
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Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

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DeFazio critiques the federal response to power restoration in Puerto Rico.

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