Puerto Ricans are US citizens. We owe them our help.

By todd-hitt

Published November 5, 2017 6:01am ET

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Puerto Ricans are US citizens. We owe them our help. — While Puerto Rico will need the private sector to recover, Gov. Ricardo Rossello needs partners who have a history of doing this kind of work and the manpower to accomplish the task. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa) | Ramon Espinosa

Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló announced Sunday that he’ll cancel the $300 million no-bid contract with Whitefish Energy Holdings, the two-person Montana company that was supposed to help restore power to the island.

It’s the right move. While Puerto Rico will need the private sector to recover, the governor needs partners who have a history of doing this kind of work and the manpower to accomplish the task.

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