09-29-2017, 05:48 AM
McCain and Lee proposed to permanently exempt Puerto Rico from the Jones act. No mention of Hawaii. I guess we have to get 3+ million people, then have a massive disaster.
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/john-m...le/2635979
If you know anything about lobbies, they put money into both sides aggressively until one goes their way 100%. “The power of this maritime lobby is as powerful as anybody or any organization I have run up against in my political career,” -- McCain 2014
You can find politicians on both sides of the issue. Conservative national review
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/34...ct-letters
The atlantic
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...mp/541398/
A group of Democrats in the House, led by Puerto Rican-born New Yorker Nydia Velazquez, this week called for a one-year waiver of the Jones Act for Puerto Rico.
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/john-m...le/2635979
If you know anything about lobbies, they put money into both sides aggressively until one goes their way 100%. “The power of this maritime lobby is as powerful as anybody or any organization I have run up against in my political career,” -- McCain 2014
You can find politicians on both sides of the issue. Conservative national review
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/34...ct-letters
The atlantic
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...mp/541398/
A group of Democrats in the House, led by Puerto Rican-born New Yorker Nydia Velazquez, this week called for a one-year waiver of the Jones Act for Puerto Rico.