Headline Roundup • September 27th, 2017
Trump Under Pressure to Lift Jones Act
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President Trump said Wednesday that he is "thinking about" lifting the rule barring foreign-flagged vessels from delivering goods between American ports to help hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico despite pressure from the shipping industry.
On Wednesday, President Trump said he was not planning to waive or repeal Puerto Rico’s inclusion in the Jones Act, the century-old law that restricts domestic shipping to U.S.-made, U.S.-owned, U.S.-staffed boats.
President Trump said Wednesday that he is considering lifting the Jones Act to allow foreign-flagged vessels to serve Puerto Rico as it recovers from Hurricane Maria, although the shipping industry is lobbying against it.
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