Famous quote by Gray Davis

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Well, were trying to patch and fix and put a cast on a broken system here. You can call it what you want, but well conti
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"Well, we're trying to patch and fix and put a cast on a broken system here. You can call it what you want, but we'll continue to purchase power in a private market"

- Gray Davis

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This quote by Gray Davis is referring to the energy crisis in California in 2000-2001. He is acknowledging that the energy system in California is broken and needs to be fixed. He is recommending that the state must continue to acquire power from the personal market in order to patch and repair the damaged system. This is a recommendation to the deregulation of the energy market in California which enabled private companies to sell energy to the state. Davis is recommending that the state must continue to buy power from these private business in order to repair the damaged system. This quote is a reflection of the difficult situation that California remained in at the time and the requirement to find a solution to the energy crisis.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Gray Davis somewhere between December 26, 1942 and today. He/she was a famous Politician from USA. The author also have 22 other quotes.

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