the house committee that oversees puerto rico. the government power company known as prepa signed the contract with whitefish energy, a two-person, two-year-old company whose largest previous federal contract had been for $1.3 million to upgrade lines in arizona. prepa filed for bankruptcy in july amid the island's ongoing debt crisis. it bypassed a network of utilities and a mutual aid system that is usually activated for storm recovery. the $300 million contract is the biggest yet for puerto rico's recovery effort, and for whitefish, which relies on subcontractors for their work. this appears to be a pretty small company. are they capable of doing the job that they have? reporter: republican senator lisa murkowski chaired the energy wbr id "wbr1650" committee. she expects a hearing on puerto rico in the next week. and democratic senator maria cantwell is calling for an investigation. we're getting ready the light up puerto rico. reporter: the company's subcontractor rates are calling up questions. /b