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WHY CAN'T HE JUST DO SOMETHING  
STRAIGHT ON?                    

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JOINING US NOW FROM SAN JUAN,   
PUERTO RICO, A GOVERNOR.        

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GOVERNOR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH   
FOR JOINING US.                 

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HOW IS THE EFFORT THERE TO TRY  
AND CURB AND PULL IN THE        

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DEVASTATION THAT'S REELING IN   
PUERTO RICO, AND IS THE         

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GOVERNMENT DOING ENOUGH?        
>> WELL, WE'RE WORKING HARD.    

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WE HAVE A JOINT CENTER SO WE CAN
PROVIDE LOGISTICAL SUPPORT,     

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FOOD, WATER, GAS, AROUND PUERTO 
RICO, BUT THIS HAS BEEN AN      

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UNPRECEDENTED DISASTER.         
NOT ONLY FOR PUERTO RICO BUT FOR

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ALL THE REGION.                 
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TWO CATEGORY

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5 HURRICANES PASSING THROUGH    
PUERTO RICO.                    

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MY ASK IS SIMPLE.               
WE NEED MORE HELP.              

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WE NEED MORE HELP WITH          
RESOURCES.                      

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WE NEED MORE HELP WITH PEOPLE   
BEING DEPLOYED SO WE CAN GET    

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LOGISTICAL SUPPORT ELSEWHERE,   
AND WE NEED CONGRESS TO TAKE    

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ACTION SO WE CAN HAVE AN AID    
PACKAGE THAT IS REAL FOR THE    

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AMERICAN CITIZENS THAT LIVE IN  
PUERTO RICO AND THAT'S FLEXIBLE.

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WE'RE WILLING TO DO IT.         
THIS IS UNPRECEDENTED.          

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WE'RE GOING TO NEED MORE HELP.  
>> DESCRIBE THE CONDITIONS THAT 

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PEOPLE ARE LIVING IN SINCE MARIA
HIT, AND HOW LONG TERM THIS     

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SITUATION LOOKS.                
>> WELL, WE ANTICIPATED IT WAS  

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GOING TO BE A HARD ROAD IN THIS 
EMERGENCY PHASE.                

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WE'RE STILL UNDER THE EMERGENCY 
PHASE, SO PRIOR TO THE STORM WE 

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TOLD EVERYBODY THAT IT WAS GOING
TO BE UNCOMFORTABLE, BUT WE JUST

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WANTED TO SAVE LIVES, MAKE SURE 
PEOPLE WERE SAFE FROM THE STORM.

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NOW, OF COURSE, IT'S            
UNCOMFORTABLE.                  

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FOOD AND WATER IS BEING DEPLOYED
BUT WE WANT TO DO IT QUICKER.   

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WE'RE GOING TO NEED MORE        
RESOURCES AS THIS TENDS TO BE A 

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LOGISTICAL SUPPLY CHAIN EFFORT. 
WE'LL NEED MORE BUS DRIVERS,    

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MORE SUPPORT ON THE SECURITY    
SIDE.                           

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WE'LL NEED MORE GAS OPERATORS   
AND SO FORTH, BUT WE'RE DOING   

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IT.                             
WE'RE WORKING RIGHT NOW.        

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LET'S RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS    
UNPRECEDENTED AND LET'S INCREASE

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THAT SUPPORT BECAUSE OTHERWISE  
IT'S GOING TO BE A TOUGH ROAD   

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AHEAD FOR THE PEOPLE OF PUERTO  
RICO.                           

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>> MIKE BARNICLE?               
>> GOVERNOR, CAN YOU GIVE US A  

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STATUS REPORT ON PRIORITIES?    
FUEL, FOOD, WATER?              

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THE LOGISTICS OF GETTING THOSE  
THINGS TO PUERTO RICO AND TO    

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PUERTO RICANS?                  
WHERE DO YOU STAND ON THOSE     

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ISSUES THIS MORNING?            
>> OKAY.                        

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SO WE HAVE FUEL.                
THE STEP IS DEPLOYMENT OF THE   

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FUEL.                           
WE'RE LOOKING FOR ALL THE PUS   

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DRIVERS TODAY AT 3:00 A.M. WE   
DEPLOYED ABOUT 150 TRUCKS ALL   

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AROUND THE ISLAND SO WE COULD   
SUPPLY FUEL.                    

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YESTERDAY WE HAD 25 MISSIONS AND
TODAY WE HAVE 25 OTHER MISSIONS 

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ACROSS THE ISLAND TO DEPLOY FOOD
AND WATER.                      

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WE ARE FOCUSING ON PRIORITIES TO
THE HOSPITALS SO THEY CAN GET   

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DIESEL TO THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS
WHICH WE ONLY HAVE 27%.         

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WE'VE ENERGIZED THE MAIN        
HOSPITAL IN PUERTO RICO WHICH IS

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THE HUB TO RECEIVE ALL OF THE   
MORE CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS.   

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THAT'S POSITIVE STEP.           
AGAIN, WE'RE MANAGING.          

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IT IS UNCOMFORTABLE, BUT OF     
COURSE, NOW THINGS CAN GET      

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EITHER BETTER OR THEY CAN GO    
WORSE.                          

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OUR PETITION IS LET'S GET SOME  
MORE RESOURCES HERE.            

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LET'S HELP THE PEOPLE OF PUERTO 
RICO.                           

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WE HAVE THE LOGISTICAL FEK      
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MECHANISM IN PLACE.             
WE NEED MORE BODIES TO AUGMENT  

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THE ACTION AND BE EFFECTIVE.    
>> THE POWER GRID FOR THE       

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ISLAND?                         
>> WELL, THE POWER GRID HAS BEEN

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DEVASTATED.                     
THERE IS NOT GOING TO BE        

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SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THAT.   
WE HAD ANTICIPATED AS WELL      

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UNFORTUNATELY WE'RE TALKING     
ABOUT TRANSMISSIONS LINES BEING 

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COMPLETELY DESTROYED.           
TOWERS ON THE FLOOR.            

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SO RIGHT NOW WE'VE ENERGIZED TWO
CRITICAL AREAS.                 

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ONE WITH TWO HOSPITALS.         
THAT'S ABOUT WHAT WE'VE BEEN    

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ABLE TO DO WHICH REPRESENTS     
ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE PERCENT OF   

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THE ENERGY IT NEEDS IN PUERTO   
RICO.                           

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BUT RIGHT NOW THE EFFORT IS     
GETTING GENERATORS AND RESOURCES

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OVER HERE.                      
THE PORTS HAVE OPENED.          

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WE'RE GETTING SOME RESOURCES BUT
WE NEED TO DEPLOY THEM.         

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WE'RE FOCUSING ON HOSPITALS,    
AGAIN, AND TELECOMS SO WE CAN   

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START GETTING COMMUCOMMUNICATIO.
WE'VE HAD TO SEND RUNNERS TO GET

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INFORMATION TO THE              
MUNICIPALITIES.                 

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RIGHT NOW IT'S MOVING ALONG, BUT
AGAIN, THINGS ARE GOING TO GET  

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MORE COMPLEX AND WE'RE GOING TO 
NEED MORE RESOURCES.            

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>> DO YOU NEED THE AMERICAN     
MILITARY THERE TO HELP YOU?     

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>> WE NEED ANYBODY THAT CAN HELP
AND SUPPORT ON THE SECURITY     

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FRONT.                          
ON THE DELIVERY FRONT, SO WE ARE

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WELCOME -- WE WELCOME ALL THE   
AID THAT CAN COME OVER HERE TO  

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PUERTO RICO.                    
RIGHT NOW IMMEDIATELY AND OF    

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COURSE IN CONGRESS.             
I MEAN, I WANT TO MAKE A CLEAR  

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POINT OVER HERE.                
PUERTO RICANS ARE PROUD U.S.    

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CITIZENS.                       
ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF AGO     

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PUERTO RICO SERVED AS THE       
PLATFORM TO SAVE OTHER U.S.     

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CITIZENS THAT WERE IN HARM'S WAY
IN THE ISLANDS.                 

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I WANT TO MAKE A CALL NOW.      
IN THAT MOMENT WE FED THEM.     

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WE GAVE THEM SHELTER, EVEN AS WE
WERE GOING OUT OF DEVASTATION OF

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OUR OWN.                        
NOW IT'S TIME TO HELP THE U.S.  

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CITIZENS THAT LIVE IN PUERTO    

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RICO.                           
MY CALL TO CONGRESS IS TAKE     

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ACTION NOW.                     
THIS IS A MAJOR DISASTER.       

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WE NEED THE FUNDING NECESSARY TO
ACT APPROPRIATELY.              

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WE NEED THE FLEXIBILITY UNLIKE  
ANY OTHER STATE BEFORE.         

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THIS IS AN UNPRECEDENTED EVENT. 
THERE NEEDS TO BE UNPRECEDENTED 

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RELIEF FOR PUERTO RICO SO WE CAN
START THE IMMEDIATE EFFORT RIGHT

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NOW WITH DEPLOYMENT OF RESOURCES
BUT ALSO THE MID TO LONG RUN    

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RECOVERY, AND IF WE HAVE THAT,  
WE CAN AVOID A HUMANITARIAN     

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CRISIS IN THE UNITED STATES.    
IF WE DON'T HAVE THAT, YOU'LL   

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SEE THOUSANDS IF NOT MILLIONS OF
PUERTO RICANS FLOCKING TO THE   

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UNITED STATES WHICH WILL CAUSE A
DEMOGRAPHIC SEVERE PROBLEM IN   

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PUERTO RICO AS WELL AS IN THE   
UNITED STATES.                  

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SO LET'S TAKE ACTION.           
MY CALL IS CLEAR.               

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ADMINISTRATION, THEY'VE BEEN    
HELPFUL UP UNTIL NOW.           

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BUT WE NEED MORE HELP.          
WE NEED MORE HELP.              

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WE NEED MORE RESOURCES, AND AT  
THE SAME TIME, CONGRESS,        

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SOLIDARITY, AND ALL THE HELP    
THAT THEY'VE PLEDGED THROUGH    

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SOCIAL MEDIA AND PHONE CALLS    
WITH OUR STAFF, NOW IS THE TIME 

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TO MATERIALIZE IT.              
TAKE ACTION.                    

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LET'S GETTING THE FUNDING FOR   
PUERTO RICO AND MAKE IT FLEXIBLE

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AND MAKE US START THE REBUILD   
PROCESS SO WE CAN REBUILD       

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STRONGER THAN EVER.             
>> THE GOVERNOR OF PUERTO RICO, 

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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING ON  
THIS MORNING.                   

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WE HEAR YOU.                    
THANK YOU.                      

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AND AHEAD THIS MORNING, WE'LL   
TALK TO THE OHIO GOVERNOR JOHN  

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KASICH, PART OF THE BIPARTISAN  
GROUP OF GOVERNORS