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10. Remember the Whitefish Montana no bid $300 million contract?

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Sep 18, 2020, 01:26 PM

Sep 2020

After Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico in September 2017, the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) awarded Whitefish a no-bid contract for up to $300 million to repair part of the island's electrical grid. As part of the contract, Whitefish was paid a tender of $3.7 million upfront. The tiny Montana-based company had only two full-time employees when Maria hit, according to the Washington Post.

This should have been completed ages ago. Wonder where all the money has gone? Straight into Plump and his buddies pockets.

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Trump administration announces $13 billion in aid to Puerto Rico [View all] left-of-center2012 Sep 2020 OP

Yeah, those Miami voters are a target bucolic_frolic Sep 2020 #1

No, central florida Coleman Sep 2020 #5

well there you have it! bucolic_frolic Sep 2020 #8

yup, buying votes at taxpayers expense onetexan Sep 2020 #23

"The White House touted the funding as evidence of the administration's commitment to the island." FM123 Sep 2020 #2

Don't forget the Play Dough !!!! groundloop Sep 2020 #9

I hope it reaches the people that really need it llashram Sep 2020 #3

If, God forbid, Moron is reelected, sarge43 Sep 2020 #12

It will go to Trump donors. McCamy Taylor Sep 2020 #4

Exactly. This is Trump fleecing the treasury on his wsy out. nt SunSeeker Sep 2020 #15

Another quid pro quo by the drumpf admin gohuskies Sep 2020 #6

WTF? BumRushDaShow Sep 2020 #7

Remember the Whitefish Montana no bid $300 million contract? OregonBlue Sep 2020 #10

Let us not forget that Int. Sec. ryan zinke was from that area. niyad Sep 2020 #24

1095 days late and $13 billion short noneof_theabove Sep 2020 #11

Fuck Him. They needed it after the hurricane years ago. onecaliberal Sep 2020 #13

This won't bring back the 3,000 Puerto Rican dead as a result of Trump's cruel neglect. SunSeeker Sep 2020 #14

Oh FFS Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2020 #16

and what did trump get in return? IcyPeas Sep 2020 #17

Buying Hispanic votes. n/t SpankMe Sep 2020 #18

Rachel says, "Watch what they do, not what they say." LastLiberal in PalmSprings Sep 2020 #19

Correction ".... announces $13B in aid to their cronies so Guy Whitey Corngood Sep 2020 #20

Will they be using the same Montana crony corporation to restore the grid? BlueIdaho Sep 2020 #21

He'll gladly pay them Tuesday for a vote today. Kahuna Sep 2020 #22

THIS! bluestarone Sep 2020 #25

Puerto Rico is not EndlessWire Sep 2020 #26