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HipChick

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18. Temporary Waiver?

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Reply #11)

Wed Sep 27, 2017, 03:29 PM

Sep 2017

or must it be paid with with lives of US citizens?

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This is why Trump won't waive the Jones Act. [View all] Are_grits_groceries Sep 2017 OP

Needs to be permanently lifted? delisen Sep 2017 #1

Ohhhh, so let people die because louis-t Sep 2017 #2

Bingo Sneederbunk Sep 2017 #4

This is a golden opportunity to stick it to hurricane victims gratuitous Sep 2017 #3

Elaine Chao's Family in the shipping industry genxlib Sep 2017 #5

Good call! Lars39 Sep 2017 #7

+1 nt Snotcicles Sep 2017 #8

Think you nailed the real cause. Wellstone ruled Sep 2017 #9

Why isn't that unbelievable? hedda_foil Sep 2017 #13

When Mr.Mueller gets Wellstone ruled Sep 2017 #15

From your mouth to the great prison guard in the sky or wherever. hedda_foil Sep 2017 #20

Orange might look Wellstone ruled Sep 2017 #22

Why? It doesn't look good on Trump. Sunriser13 Sep 2017 #23

Ah geez! Wellstone ruled Sep 2017 #25

Do not forget the pink underwear. Doreen Sep 2017 #26

That this country elects such soulless husks is shame on us. Jakes Progress Sep 2017 #16

I am making a further prediction genxlib Sep 2017 #12

McConnell's grubby mitts are on a LOT of things. HughBeaumont Sep 2017 #29

PR is feeling the full affect of a hurricane, along with a Dotard in the WH - asiliveandbreathe Sep 2017 #6

it was lifted for texas and florida - a two week waiver.....no one used that excuse. spanone Sep 2017 #10

OP that info for more eyes. Duppers Sep 2017 #24

Trump *explicitly* says he's not allowing more aid ships into PR because he's siding with industry mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2017 #11

Temporary Waiver? HipChick Sep 2017 #18

You really don't want to know what I yelled raven mad Sep 2017 #14

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$nt logosoco Sep 2017 #17

But they lifted it for Texas and Florida. Do the demographics of PR have anything to do with it iluvtennis Sep 2017 #19

Well it's only the ungrateful brown people that really earn big bucks (Sarcasm) logosoco Sep 2017 #21

But they lifted it for Texas & Florida! I/m starting to believe those who claim Con didn't know napi21 Sep 2017 #27

Trump must have a monetary interest? kentuck Sep 2017 #28

They now say they are going to lift the Jones Act temporarily. kentuck Sep 2017 #30

Apparently it will now be lifted. Unless of course the psychopaths decide to flip yet Guy Whitey Corngood Sep 2017 #31

And yet he just succumbed to political pressure. L. Coyote Sep 2017 #32