Is there any fad or leftist cause that McCain won’t glom on to?
If John McCain is in favor of it, it’s probably the wrong thing to do.
Six months maybe, one year tops, not forever, unless the Jones Act is to be repealed in its entirety.
President would still need to sign it and I predict he won’t if it even makes it through both houses.
“...but he’s not always wrong.”
In this case I think he is. There aren’t enough piers in condition to accept freight from those vessels of Jones category as it is after the hurricane much less a bunch of vessels on top of those from various other sources. The ten days is probably enough, and probably too much.
If you can’t imagine the chaos of a harbor full of ships waiting to unload at limited facilities that will also have to be continuously cleared to accept freight from more incoming vessels I can.
Does anyone believe that McCain has been fighting to get rid of the Jones Act for years? If you do, why was he not successful? The truth, he lied today.
The Jones Act applies to coastwide trade.
mainland>PR
PR>PR
PR>mainland
I can see where a temporary suspension would be needed if PR ships were ruined, but in the long-term I would think it would be say comparing:
Haiti>mainland on say Chinese ship
PR>mainland only on US ship
The US ship would have customs & DEA time saving I would think.
The PPACA gives foreign workers a cost advantage of up to about $10,000/year/worker.
No tax cut is going to dent that much on average.
If the PPACA is to be retained, the Jones Act type protections for American workers need to grow.
Be more interested in what Lee has to say about it.
May be a good idea, may not be.
I’m not a fan of Chinese-made ships and crews taking over from the US maritime ships and crews needed to back our armed forces.
Good grief...
These are American citizens...
Its not their fault their politicians cooked the books...
Repealing it won’t make one iota of difference in Puerto Rico.
The Jones Act, otherwise known as the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, requires goods shipped between American ports to be carried out exclusively by ships built and sailed primarily in the United Signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson two years after World War I ended.
The Jones Act was passed as a protective measure against foreign competition and to have U.S. citizens as shipping vessels’ owners and crews. The law has since found backers in the American maritime industry, which says it supports American jobs. Recent presidents from both parties, including George W. Bush and Barack Obama, have touted it as crucial to national security because it reduces America’s dependency on foreign-owned vessels.
President Trump waived the ACT for 10 days so there could be a much larger opportunity for Puerto Rico to get the immediate goods and supplies to get back on their feet.
McCain and Lee are trying to overturn legislation that has been successful for almost 100 years and is currently been productive for our fleets. I’m sure if it was required, Trump would consider extending the waiver for longer as needed. But to permanently remove it is ridiculous when according to a statement from U.S. Customs and Border Protection that indicated that it had concluded there was a “sufficient capacity” of U.S.-flagged ships to move commodities to Puerto Rico, it appears not to be needed anyway. Doesn’t McCain or Lee ask anyone anything?
rwood
Of course these tools can do this but not they can’t repeal Obamacare.
Nothing is permanent
Not even John McCain
While they are at it how about some relief for Hawaii?
Interstate Commerce laws won’t allow goods from US to Hawaii via the Panama Canal (Thank you Peanut President)
the jones act is important. With it, the U.S can board any and all U.S flagged ships and inspect without causing an international brouhaha.
It also has a certain element of protection from infiltration and invasion.
All in all, I support the jones act.
This is beyond stupid. The nevertrumpers never stop. PR has plenty of supplies. There are ships stacked up to deliver even more. The problem is, they can’t get the supplies out of the port. Roads are blocked and there are no drivers even if the roads were clear.
Um, no middle ground here?
McCain should worry about the ports in Arizona....