Sheldon Whitehouse: “I share the concerns of many of my colleagues who have heard from our constituents about a variety of problems that have…”

We introduced the Disaster Relief Fairness Act in July, which would require the federal government to approve disaster aid when a state meets FEMA’s criteria for assistance.

We need more clarity on that.

“must pay for any network upgrades needed to serve their big demand, so ratepayers don’t bear the cost burden of added infrastructure.”

And when we have more clarity on that they’ll be back-and-forth to try to resolve those issues.