Puerto Rico power contract a local issue: White House

WASHINGTON (AP) " The Trump administration scrambled Friday to distance itself from the decision to award a $300 million contract to help restore Puerto Rico's power grid to a tiny Montana company from Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's hometown.The White House said federal officials played no role in the selection of Whitefish Energy Holdings by the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority.The administration disavowed the contract amid a growing number of investigations and a [...]


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