John McCain seeks to exempt Puerto Rico from the Jones Act
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« on: September 29, 2017, 08:48:02 PM »
http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/352917-gop-senators-introduce-measure-exempting-puerto-rico-from-jones-act

Credit where it's due, Puerto Rico REALLY needs to be exempt from this (as do Hawaii and Alaska.) Really the whole law is pretty silly in the modern day, but these places need exemptions for sure.
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« Reply #1 on: September 29, 2017, 09:32:18 PM »
FF move
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« Reply #2 on: September 29, 2017, 10:37:59 PM »
I support various forms of protectionism, but the Jones Act is a stupid law.
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« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2017, 06:47:22 PM »
nothing but support for MY SENATOR
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« Reply #4 on: September 30, 2017, 07:27:52 PM »
Makes sense.
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