国际英语资讯:Firestorm over questionable 300 mln USD contract to restore Puerto Rico power
<p><span word="DENVER">DENVER</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 27-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="handing">handing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> 300 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>, <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="man">man</span>, <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Montana">Montana</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fix">fix</span> <span word="Puerto">Puerto</span> <span word="Rico">Rico</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="electrical">electrical</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="flooded">flooded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="cries">cries</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="impropriety">impropriety</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Appalled">Appalled</span>," <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="congressman">congressman</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lucrative">lucrative</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Whitefish">Whitefish</span> <span word="Energy">Energy</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="business">business</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hurricane">hurricane</span>-<span word="ravaged">ravaged</span> <span word="Caribbean">Caribbean</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="of">of</span> 3.4 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="residents">residents</span>.</p><p><span word="Elijah">Elijah</span> <span word="Cummings">Cummings</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Maryland">Maryland</span> <span word="congressman">congressman</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Illinois">Illinois</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="prosecutor">prosecutor</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="no">no</span>-<span word="audit">audit</span>" <span word="clause">clause</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Whitefish">Whitefish</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Puerto">Puerto</span> <span word="Rico">Rico</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="company">company</span> (<span word="PREPA">PREPA</span>).</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="clause">clause</span> <span word="prohibits">prohibits</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="accountability">accountability</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="oversight">oversight</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="expenses">expenses</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Whitefish">Whitefish</span> - <span word="plus">plus</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="outrageous">outrageous</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="fees">fees</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Whitefish">Whitefish</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="referred">referred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="backroom">backroom</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>" <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Cummings">Cummings</span>.</p><p><span word="Cummings">Cummings</span>' <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="House">House</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Government">Government</span> <span word="Oversight">Oversight</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Reform">Reform</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chorus">chorus</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="complaints">complaints</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hearings">hearings</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="sides">sides</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="copy">copy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Whitefish">Whitefish</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="PREPA">PREPA</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="leaked">leaked</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Cummings">Cummings</span>' <span word="remarks">remarks</span>, <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="surge">surge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="outrage">outrage</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>.</p><p><span word="Carmen">Carmen</span> <span word="Yulin">Yulin</span> <span word="Cruz">Cruz</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mayor">mayor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Juan">Juan</span>, <span word="Puerto">Puerto</span> <span word="Rico">Rico</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="capitol">capitol</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Whitefish">Whitefish</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> "<span word="voided">voided</span>" <span word="after">after</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inexperience">inexperience</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Whitefish">Whitefish</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="Chris">Chris</span> <span word="Chiames">Chiames</span> <span word="dismissed">dismissed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dodged">dodged</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p>
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