国际英语资讯:Firestorm over questionable 300 mln USD contract to restore Puerto Rico power_时事

国际英语资讯:Firestorm over questionable 300 mln USD contract to restore Puerto Rico power

"We are taking personal risks and business risks working in perilous physical and financial conditions," he told Montana Public Radio, then ended the cell-phone interview abruptly when asked about money Whitefish was receiving from the federal government.

"Hello...red flag," said political analyst David Richardson. "It is typical graft and corruption," he told Xinhua.

Rather than reaching out to mainland utilities under a mutual assistance pact, or securing competitive bids... Whitefish jumped on the deal, fabricated ridiculous numbers and pushed it through behind everybody's back, said Richardson, a policy analyst on Capitol Hill in the 1980s.

"If this was a Democratic Administration every conservative in America would be screaming 'foul' at the top of their lungs," he said.

"The carping by others is unfounded, and we stand by our work and our commitment to the people of Puerto Rico," countered Chaimes, a new spokesperson for Whitefish - whose headquarters is a remote Montana ranch house, CBS News reported Friday.

Whitewater officials said this week the company has 300 workers on the ground with more arriving each day - more than a month after Hurricane Maria left the island completely powerless.

"First of all, let's get one thing straight - Whitefish has no employees - these are all journeymen or unemployed electricians hired as subcontractors who are looking for work," business teacher Douglas Hubscher told Xinhua.