Jones Act turns 100 amid renewed controversy
June 5, 2020
By Larry LuxnerSpecial to News is my Business Sen. Mike Lee, a Utah Republican viewed as one of the most conservative members of Congress, said lighting “a Dumpster full of manure on fire” would be ...
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Op-Ed: Making the Merchant Marine Act of 1920 fair to everyone
May 7, 2019
The Jones Act (Senator Wesley Jones), or the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, was signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson with the intent of having a ready and able merchant marine that could be ...
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Op-Ed: The Jones Act…Again
March 4, 2019
In a recent issue of News Is My Business (NIMB) an Op-Ed piece summarized a new study on the impact of the cabotage law on Puerto Rico. It is better than all previous ones, according ...
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