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Stinky The Clown

(67,790 posts) Thu Sep 28, 2017, 08:33 AM Sep 2017

Jones Act has been suspended for Puerto Rico

Just announced via Twitter (what else?) by that horrid press secretary Sarah Huckster.

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Jones Act has been suspended for Puerto Rico (Original Post) Stinky The Clown Sep 2017 OP

Only after days of criticism. madaboutharry Sep 2017 #1

Good news for Puerto Rico! Girard442 Sep 2017 #2

madaboutharry

(40,209 posts)

1. Only after days of criticism.

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Thu Sep 28, 2017, 08:37 AM

Sep 2017

Trump just yesterday was doing the bidding of the shipping industry. He only does something right when he is forced to.

And now he will say: "We generously waived the Jones Act because we need to help the people in Puerto Rico. We need to help people suffering in such a total and horrible disaster. No one wants to help the people of Puerto Rico more than Donald J. Trump. Believe me."

Girard442

(6,070 posts)

2. Good news for Puerto Rico!

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Thu Sep 28, 2017, 08:38 AM

Sep 2017

And good news for those of us who were losing faith in the power of public pressure to change policy.

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