“There can be no distraction that alters the commitment to repair the power grid as quickly as possible,” Mr. Rosselló said in a statement on Sunday. On Thursday, the House Committee on Natural Resources, which oversees Puerto Rican affairs, sent a letter to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, known as Prepa, demanding all records connected to the contract. In a statement on Friday, FEMA said it had not confirmed whether prices listed in the contract between Whitefish and the power authority were reasonable. Prepa had also been in talks with another company, Power Secure. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyIn an interview on Thursday, Mr. Ramos said he had not heard of Whitefish before.

Source: New York Times October 29, 2017 17:03 UTC