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On the recordSeptember 18, 2003
I think government has done all it can to prepare. The utilities had made sure that they had briefed us with their contingency plans. They said they were ready. Now they've got to, the utility companies have got to carry out those plans and get this power restored.
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Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia

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Governor Mark Warner discusses the government's preparedness and the utility companies' responsibility to restore power after the hurricane.

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