What the hell does that mean?Puerto Rico's governor on Wednesday asked for yet another review of a controversial contract awarded to Whitefish Energy, a two-person company from Montana that was awarded a $300 million contract to restore the island's electric infrastructure.
The company, whose Montana address leads to a log-and-stone cabin and an RV, has ties to President Trump's Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, a former resident of Whitefish and an acquaintance of the company's CEO Andy Techmanski.
The lucrative deal was signed with no bidding process, and has raised multiple questions about how the decision to award the contract came about.
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The House Committee on Natural Resources is also looking into the deal.
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On Wednesday, Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló asked John Roth, inspector general of the Department of Homeland Security, to review the contract.
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In the letter, Rosselló also referenced a call with attorneys and officials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, who said the contract "appeared to comply 10% with FEMA regulations."
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Totally unprofessional either way.Ken Luce, a spokesman for Whitefish Energy, told the Los Angeles Times that its response to withdraw its workers from San Juan was not a threat, but instead telling the mayor what would happen if the contract were voided.
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Hours later Wednesday night, the company tweeted a statement at Yulín Cruz and all of Puerto Rico, apologizing for the earlier tweet suggesting they would remove their workers from the city.
Somebody got on the phone to whoever is tweeting for Whitefish.
A strong team on the ground and an asshole in the office, eh?
Also, this was the tweet of a former PR governor last Friday (caveat: I don't know the location of the hospital in the picture):
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