Democrat urges probe of Puerto Rico power contract to Zinke neighbor

[Judi Lynn]

Source: PBS


Nation Oct 24, 2017 5:54 PM EDT

WASHINGTON — A Democratic congressman on Tuesday called for an investigation into a $300 million contract awarded to a small company based in Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s hometown of Whitefish, Montana.

The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority awarded the contract to Whitefish Energy Holdings to help crews restore transmission and distribution lines damaged or destroyed during Hurricane Maria.

Rep. Raul Grijalva of Arizona, senior Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee, said Congress “needs to understand why the Whitefish contract was awarded and whether other, more cost-effective options were available.”

The Interior Department denied that Zinke, a former Montana congressman, played any role in the contract award. Zinke’s son had a summer job at a Whitefish construction site.

Read more: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/democrat-urges-probe-of-puerto-rico-power-contract-to-zinke-neighbor

[mucifer]

1. Eddie Vedder did that a few weeks ago:

[rurallib]

2. WHAT A BLATANT EXAMPLE OF GRAFT

what brazen balls to even attempt a stunt like this.
Yet in Trump's American they may get away with it without a couple of Republicans with an ounce of integrity.

JESUS EFFING KAYRIST

[rockfordfile]

3. good

[SunSeeker]

4. K & R for exposure of corruption. nt

[BigmanPigman]

5. Chris Hayes is covering it right now.

[JDC]

6. Did I read somewhere that this company has just 2 employees?

Seriously, wtf.

[TexasBushwhacker]

7. Know who's from Whitefish?

Richard Spencer's family.

[onit2day]

8. Chance to bring PR into 21st century with reneable energy

and we get crony disaster capitalism and selfish greed. Screw Zinke and his neighborhood buzzards

[Freethinker65]

9. WTF