Jones act hurting Puerto Rico?

[Tom.Yost]

Does anyone else see the irony in members of Congress trying to get the executive branch to issue a waiver to the Jones Act, which they had to enact?

Seems to me they could pass an amendment to the Jones Act, that automatically grants that exemption in times of a federally declared disaster, in a day if they set their mind to it.

I suspect that the ports are usable, since the primary complaint expressed in McCain's letter seems to be the cost of transporting the goods and not the availability of goods.