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LIRascal
drama. daily.
Member since 3/11 7287 total posts
Name:
Michelle
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NFL vs Puerto Rico
I cannot wrap my head around how his supporters still back him. He needs to stop tweeting 10 months ago.
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Posted 10/1/17 11:41 PM  |
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GoldenRod
10 years on LIF!
Member since 11/06 26792 total posts
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Shawn
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Re: NFL vs Puerto Rico
Posted by MrsT809
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by GoldenRod
Posted by MrsT809
Trump actually just said he hasn't waved the Jones Act bc many in the shipping industry are against it. Disgusting. Supposedly there are valid reasons why it cannot be waived but not wanting to hurt folks in the shipping industry is not even close to one of them.
He did finally lift the Jones Act restrictions for PR.
Finally.
Yes, he was finally shamed into it. He does nothing decent until the media forces him to.
WASHINGTON ? The Jones Act waiver for Puerto Rico expired on Sunday night and “it is not being extended at this time,” Department of Homeland Security spokesman David Lapan told HuffPost on Monday.
DHS had temporarily waived the Jones Act ? an arguably outdated law that imposes exorbitant shipping costs on the U.S. island ? on Sept. 28. The waiver has meant that Puerto Rico has been able to import food, fuel and supplies more quickly, and for half the costs, in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.
With the 1920 law back in effect, the island will go back to paying much higher shipping costs to import supplies. The Jones Act requires that all goods shipped between U.S. ports be carried by American-owned and operated ships, which are more expensive vessels than others in the global marketplace. That’s meant that Puerto Rico pays double the costs for goods from the U.S. mainland compared with neighboring islands ? and that U.S. vessels are making bank.
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That didn't last long.... 
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