Senator McCain, who has proposed an amendment to the XL Keystone Pipeline bill that would allow foreign-built ships to carry cargoes between two US ports, said the law has outlived its stated purpose.
“The Jones Act may have had some rationale back in the 1920s when it was enacted,” he said. “But today, it serves only to raise shipping costs, making US farmers and businesses less competitive in the global marketplace and increasing costs for American consumers.”
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