Posted on 09/28/2017 6:00:28 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
The White House has approved a request to waive the Jones Act for Puerto Rico, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Thursday.
"At @ricardorossello request, @POTUS has authorized the Jones Act be waived for Puerto Rico. It will go into effect immediately," Sanders tweeted Thursday.
Puerto Rico's governor, Ricardo Rossello, said he asked the White House on Wednesday to waive the Jones Act for Puerto Rico.
"Jones Act waived for Puerto Rico. Thank you, @POTUS," the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration tweeted Thursday.
Waiving the Jones Act will allow foreign ships to deliver supplies to Puerto Rico. The Jones Act currently requires goods shipped between U.S. ports to be carried on U.S.-flagged and U.S.-manned ships.
The island is reeling from Hurricane Maria, which hit Puerto Rico last week as a category 4 storm. The hurricane knocked out power for the entire island, and food, water and fuel have since become scarce.
On Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security said it had not received any requests from industry to waive the Jones Act, and said the problem was not getting goods to Puerto Rico, but distributing goods that land on the island territory.
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Since their docks are apparently nonfunctional, how does this help them?
Geez, you wold have thought Trump would have held off longer so more foreigners would have died waiting for supplies. At least that’s what the assclowns from the alt-left would have you believe. Keep it up assclowns. Just when you thought they couldn’t look any stoopider.
Thought I heard yesterday they were back on line. Is there maybe back up power of some sort there? Fuel for trucks to move the supplies? What a mess huh?
The left will still blame Trump for the devastation.
It doesn't - but it shut up the leftist whiners on that topic... so they can go on to the next thing.
I read today that the local crime is so bad, supplies aren’t making it from port to people. Three gasoline tankers stolen and no local truck drivers are available. Probably afraid of getting hijacked.
PR needs soldiers. Can’t have relief until order can be maintained.
Of course, they'll never get into port....cuz they're a damn mess.
Simply to shut up the opposition. I predict it won’t have much of any real effect.
There are over 300 containers of food/water/other sitting at the port in PR because they don’t have enough trucks and drivers to move the aid, roads are damaged in the remote parts of the island, and diesel is scarce. The Jones Act may not help unless they solve the inland transportation issues.
Trump is doing a terrific job for Puerto Rico & the USA Virgin Islands, too!!. At the end of the day Puerto Ricans that live either in Puerto Rico or the states, mainly Florida, New York & New Jersey, will appreciate and respect POTUS, Donald J. Trump, the POTUS that loves all The American people,,,everyone of them!!!
FEMA Administrator Brock Long Explains Puerto Rico Recovery Issues…
PR is its own worst enemy.
LOL! Silly. NOTHING shuts them up. N O T H I N G! ;-) Well, something might.
I agree with you. Wonder what’s going on with the British interests in the area.
This seems to indicate that ports have been sufficiently cleared
[ /thorough grasp of the obvious ? ;-]
I know I'm not there and can't imagine...but there's work to be done. I don't care if it's picking up branches off the roads or carrying water to those that are not able.
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