On the recordJuly 31, 2013
This is the most Democratic Nation in the world and you cannot ignore that vote. You need to respond to that vote.
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congress.govThis is the most Democratic Nation in the world and you cannot ignore that vote. You need to respond to that vote.
Emphasizing the importance of responding to Puerto Rico's vote on statehood.
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We need to improve our energy system so we don't have this power disruption for so long after a major disaster.
The damage that we have suffered, because of this hurricane, is rain-related, mostly. It's going to - by the time, the tail leaves Puerto Rico, we will have gotten roughly 35 inches of rain. That's a huge amount of rain.
You will get an overwhelming vote from the people of Puerto Rico accepting it.
On October 4, 2021, Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Pierluisi publicly recognized that AES-PR is ready to convert its thermal plant to another source of energy.