Headline RoundupSeptember 28th, 2017
Trump Suspends Jones Act
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President Trump waived shipping restrictions for Puerto Rico on Thursday at the request of the island's governor and after an outcry from Congress about shortages of fuel, food and emergency supplies in the wake of Hurricane Maria.
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Trump waives cargo restrictions to speed help to Puerto RicoFox News (Online News)
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The Trump administration will waive federal restrictions on foreign ships' transportation of cargo to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico.
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Trump waives Jones Act shipping restrictions for Puerto RicoUSA TODAY
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President Trump waived shipping restrictions for Puerto Rico on Thursday at the request of the island's governor and after an outcry from Congress about shortages of fuel, food and emergency supplies in the wake of Hurricane Maria.
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Trump finally suspends the Jones Act while supplies still fail to reach much of Puerto RicoDaily Kos
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Early on Thursday morning, Donald Trump finally raised shipping limitations imposed by the Jones Act. The change—announced in a tweet by Sarah Huckabee Sanders—following the furor when Trump declared that he was putting the interest of shipping companies ahead of the lives of Americans on Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
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