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An autographed portrait of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is displayed at a makeshift memorial outside the hospital in Tucson, Ariz., where she is in critical condition. Photo by Shaun Tandon/AFP/Getty Images.President Obama is traveling to Tucscon for a memorial service for
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Officials in Puerto Rico praised President Donald Trump on Wednesday for temporarily waiving the 1920 Jones Act, which they said would help provide faster relief as the island tries to recover from Hurricane Maria.But what exactly does that waiver do and will it actually help Heres a look at the nearly-century-old law and how it could affect recovery on the U.S. territory.What is the Jones Act and why was it created The Merchant Marine act of 1920 was designed to create a safe network of merchant mariners within the U.S. after World War I, in reaction to the U.S. fleet being destroyed by the German navy. The Jones Act requires all goods shipped between U.S. ports to be transported by U.S. vessel
air force 1 s and operated primarily by Americans .It calls for providing the nation with a merchant marine that can transport goods between U.S. ports, increase national security during war times, and support a U.S. maritime industry. This nearly century-old law has been amended several times, most recently in 2006. While much of the current attention on the Jones Act is focused on foreign shipping regulations, the law also contains important information about the marit
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