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37. I didn't know the vote history. The final vote was to agree on the conference report on H.R. 10378

Thu Sep 28, 2017, 05:29 PM

Sep 2017

In both the House and Senate, the plurality was to not vote.

In the House of Representatives:

For 145 (R-114, D-31)
Against 120 (R-19, D-101)
Present 1 (R)
Not Voting 168 (R-106, D-59, Union Labor -1, Ind. Repub -1, Prohibitionist -1)

In the Senate

For 40 (R-21, D-19)
Against 11 (R-4, D-7)
Not Voting 45 (R-24, D-21)

Woodrow Wilson signed it into law on June 5, 1920.

Source: www.govtrack.us

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Trump Waives Jones Act for Puerto Rico [View all] demmiblue Sep 2017 OP

Good! whathehell Sep 2017 #1

Flip-flop? keithbvadu2 Sep 2017 #2

Fortunately, people change their/our minds. elleng Sep 2017 #32

Right wingers disparaged it greatly some years back... keithbvadu2 Sep 2017 #35

Yes they did. I don't encourage them elleng Sep 2017 #36

He only changed his mind because Hillary was shredding his ass Blue_Tires Sep 2017 #40

Took long enough dhol82 Sep 2017 #3

EIGHT FREAKING DAYS! How many people have died in those eight days? Of course.... George II Sep 2017 #4

he had more important things to attend to rurallib Sep 2017 #7

"I think I have been enraged more in the past 9 months than in the rest of my life in total." Amimnoch Sep 2017 #25

Why does the Act exist? PJMcK Sep 2017 #5

They suspended it lickety-split for Texas & Florida. How do the demographics compare with P. Rico? Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2017 #6

White southern republicans. Enough said. George II Sep 2017 #8

Texas and Florida have plenty of Latinos and African-Americans IronLionZion Sep 2017 #18

If Texas had been as devastated as P. Rico & aid as slow there would have been more looting. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2017 #27

It exists to create business for American shipping companies FakeNoose Sep 2017 #11

Sooo, what's the difference between this "arrangement" and organized crime ? King_Klonopin Sep 2017 #29

Sounds about right FakeNoose Sep 2017 #34

the text of the act melm00se Sep 2017 #12

Too bad they don't also think health care and social services are necessary to the Ligyron Sep 2017 #21

this was originally drafted in melm00se Sep 2017 #26

I didn't know the vote history. The final vote was to agree on the conference report on H.R. 10378 24601 Sep 2017 #37

The highlights atreides1 Sep 2017 #15

Thanks for the information PJMcK Sep 2017 #20

The law is a lot bigger than you think it is jmowreader Sep 2017 #38

He knows his poll numbers will go down if did not waive this ACT. riversedge Sep 2017 #9

10 days? ffs. they will be rebuilding for months. mopinko Sep 2017 #10

Finally! sinkingfeeling Sep 2017 #13

10 DAYS folks, it's ONLY for 10 DAYS.... that's a drop in the bucket groundloop Sep 2017 #14

Too little, too late, too typical. El Mimbreno Sep 2017 #16

Plus I read that the hospital ship will not leave port until tomorrow. sheshe2 Sep 2017 #30

The Jones Act; supported by Republicans...so much rateyes Sep 2017 #17

maybe this isn't donnie's katrina, maybe it's his benghazi unblock Sep 2017 #19

Many of the morans also blame the Katrina disaster on Obama. Ligyron Sep 2017 #22

Finally. Why was this even a tough call for him? nt SunSeeker Sep 2017 #23

Insufficient! lark Sep 2017 #24

Oh come on, I wouldn't go THAT far jmowreader Sep 2017 #39

I would! lark Sep 2017 #41

You gotta wonder, did he figure out a way to profit from it? BarbaRosa Sep 2017 #28

Other posters have postulated a "shock doctrine" takover of the whole damn island King_Klonopin Sep 2017 #31

Yeah Gothmog Sep 2017 #33