Deputy Maritime Administrator David Matsuda confirmed there has been one Jones Act waiver request for a foreign deck barge to operate within three miles of the U.S. coast. That request was denied because American vessels could perform …Read more
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- Waive the Jones Act to assist the oil spill cleanup (Sen. Kay …
Senator Hutchinson delivered the below speech on the Senate floor last night and introduced the bill to waive the Jones Act to assist the oil spill clean up this morning. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Read more - National battle rages over Jones Act exemption
President Barack Obama for eight weeks has refused to issue a waiver from the Jones Act, a federal law also known as the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, which mandates that all goods shipped between U.S. ports be transported in U.S.-built, …Read more - Oil cleanup and the Jones Act
Critics say the U.S. government has turned down offers of state-of-the-art Gulf cleanup help from the Netherlands and other countries because it would require a waiver of the Jones Act, a union-backed law from 1920 that restricts … Read more - Obama, the Jones Act and Big Labor | The Daily Caller – Breaking …
There is much talk about the political interests that have essentially prevented this administration from acting with common sense time and time again. Read more - How to waive the Jones Act | KeithHennessey.com
Jones Act waivers are in the news because of the Gulf oil spill. I would like to contribute to that discussion by sharing my experiences coordinating the Jones Act waivers for President Bush in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. … Read more
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Barkleyfan: RT @enatefox: #facepalm: obama, from chicago, siding w/unions to turn down volunteer #oilspill cleanup http://bit.ly/d5qDWz
renshilee: @iikidzmom he cld lower taxes 2 business try 2 get hr25 through congress n sign it, waive the jones act 2 clean spill numerouse thngs
boomerjeff: Day 60: Small folks (no union clout in White House) asking if His Heinous will grace us with a Jones Act waiver #tcot #p2
CDEP49: RT @AmericanAlways: Gushing #oilspill methane levels 40% instead of normal 5% in Gulf – Chemical Warfare – Lift Jones Act!! #tcot #teaparty #eco #p2
MissAmericaPie: @mzagorski So you think he was apologizing to BP that O had overstepped the Jones Act & Rule of Law in the $20 Billion shake down? Or…?
faith4liberty: RT @AmericanAlways: Gushing #oilspill methane levels 40% instead of normal 5% in Gulf – Chemical Warfare – Lift Jones Act!! #tcot #teaparty #eco #p2
JimSmiling: Rep. Djou Calls For Jones Act Repeal So Foreign Ships Can Help With Gulf Cleanup [Where has O been on this? -js] http://bit.ly/9aueHR
tasteofaz: Democrats Make the Case for Jones Act Waiver http://is.gd/cUeUR
topix_siete: @LSUfan71: Jones Act: Maritime politics strain Gulf oil spill cleanup – http://bit.ly/cdV6kU #Louisiana