The head of Puerto Rico’s public power monopoly canceled his plans to appear at a hearing Tuesday where federal officials sought approval from Congress to take over the utility.

Ricardo Ramos, executive director of the power company known as Prepa, was to testify on the U.S. territory’s efforts to rebuild after Hurricane Maria. But on Monday, the House Committee on Natural Resources was informed that its star witness wouldn’t be attending because he was needed to manage ongoing recovery efforts.

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