Trump extends Jones Act waiver, with limits, in bid to tamp down energy prices


The Trump administration is once again waiving U.S. shipping rules as part of an effort to keep gasoline and other fuel costs down, the White House said Monday.
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The Trump administration is once again waiving U.S. shipping rules as part of an effort to keep gasoline and other fuel costs down, the White House said Monday. In particular, it issued another 90-day waiver of the Jones Act, a 100-year-old law that requires shipping between U.S. ports to be conducted by American ships.
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- The Trump administration is once again waiving U.S. shipping rules as part of an effort to keep gasoline and other fuel costs down, the White House said Monday.
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Trump extends Jones Act waiver 90 days for foreign ships moving energy, fertilizers
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