Last week, I visited Puerto Rico with other members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation. We witnessed awe-inspiring destruction, American citizens lacking basics like power and water for months, and public servants dedicated to helping fellow Americans recover. 
First stop: a hospital for disabled children. They're having trouble keeping the lights on. These solar panels were provided by @tesla, but they must be connected to the electrical grid as a secondary source, and the utility co. wasn't returning calls to provide the link. 
.@FEMA isn't able to upgrade infrastructure–they can only replace what existed before a disaster. A well-intentioned law, it results in expensive repairs to outdated components. I'll be looking into a fix so we can invest in modern, resilient systems as we replace what's broken. 
“The scale of this disaster blows past every FEMA record."
These wind turbine blades were sheared off from the hurricane winds. Science tells us that these storms and their frequency will only get worse with climate change, so we have a lot of work ahead of us.
These wind turbine blades were sheared off from the hurricane winds. Science tells us that these storms and their frequency will only get worse with climate change, so we have a lot of work ahead of us.
We were proud to meet with @MassStatePolice volunteering in Puerto Rico, and they were proud to be there. They're pitching in on everything from directing traffic (few traffic signals on the entire island work) to mentoring detectives on homicide investigations. 
We should be ashamed that fellow Americans are living in squalor without basic services, like power, for 3 months. I'm going to continue to push for more resources to help Puerto Rico. Read more about our fact finding mission at the link below.
