Biden’s removal of Jones Act restrictions wins libertarian praise

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THE Biden administration is waiving some shipping restrictions imposed by the 1920s-era Jones Act as they apply to Puerto Rico, reports the American Journal of Transportation. ‘The Biden administration did the right thing by temporarily waiving the Jones Act shipping law of 1920,’ said the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), a Washington-based libertarian think tank.’Now a ship idling off Puerto Rico’s coast with 300,000 barrels of diesel fuel may dock and help hurricane-stricken residents...

https://www.seanews.com.tr/bidens-removal-of-jones-act-restrictions-wins-libertarian-praise/194584/

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