Jones act hurting Puerto Rico?

[Obie]

Here is a statement one of our Senators made.

'I fully support the Jones Act I don’t support amending it or repealing it or providing any exemptions and here’s why. There is a reason that every Secretary of Defense going back to Ronald Reagan, every secretary of the Navy going back to Ronald Reagan, and every president has supported the Jones Act and that’s because we need the industrial shipbuilding capacity for United States Navy. This is a national security and national defense issue.”Sen. Brian Schatz – July 2, 2014'

Didn't know he was a Republican !