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The least Washington can do for an ailing San Juan is to free it from the Jones Act, so that a stricken community can recover faster and move on to a more prosperous future. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Opinion

Help Puerto Rico recover — kill the Jones Act forever

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The Jones Act requires ships moving goods between U.S. ports to be U.S. flagged and operated, but Bossert said that restriction was not impeding the movement of emergency supplies to the island. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
News

White House defends Trump administration’s wait on Jones Act waiver

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Senators say the Trump administration's 10-day waiver does not go far enough to help rebuilding efforts and encourage long-term economic growth on the island. (Stephen Morton/Georgia Port Authority via AP)
Energy and Environment

John McCain, Mike Lee introduce bill to permanently exempt Puerto Rico from Jones Act

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White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said President Trump has approved a request to waive the Jones Act for Puerto Rico. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
News

White House waives Jones Act shipping rules to help Puerto Rico

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Though some critics appear content to chalk up the administration's decision to pure malice, there's a not-terrible explanation for why the Department of Homeland Security declined the waiver. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)
Beltway Confidential

Here’s why the Trump administration didn’t waive the Jones Act for Puerto Rico

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It's cronyism 101. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Beltway Confidential

Trump is wrong to defend the Jones Act

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Energy and Environment

Trump: Shipping industry doesn’t want Jones Act lifted for Puerto Rico

Josh Siegel -
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The law prohibits tankers from hauling crude oil between U.S. ports unless those vessels are American-made, flagged and manned by a majority U.S. crew. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Energy and Environment

John McCain asks Trump administration to reverse course, waive Jones Act to help Puerto Rico

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Enacted in 1920, the Jones Act prohibits tankers from hauling oil between U.S. ports unless those vessels are American-made, flagged and manned by a crew that is 75 percent U.S. citizens. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Energy and Environment

The Jones Act dilemma: Cut regulations or boost jobs?

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The Trump administration is extending a waiver of the Jones Act to provide relief of fuel shortages resulting from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. The Jones Act requires all shipping between U.S. ports be done by American-built and American-crewed vessels. (Joshua L. Jones/Athens Banner-Herald via AP)
Energy and Environment

Trump administration extends Jones Act waiver to relieve fuel shortages from hurricanes

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