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Updated · gCaptain · Jun 26
House GOP Leaders Urge Trump to End Jones Act Waivers in August
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Updated · gCaptain · Jun 26

House GOP Leaders Urge Trump to End Jones Act Waivers in August

2 articles · Updated · gCaptain · Jun 26

Summary

  • House Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republican leaders asked President Donald Trump to let Jones Act waivers lapse in mid-August instead of extending them again.
  • A letter seen by Reuters shows the push centers on waivers to the U.S. law governing shipping between domestic ports.
  • The request puts House Republican leaders on record pressing Trump to stick to the current expiration date rather than prolong the temporary relief.
  • The move could shape U.S. domestic shipping policy in August, when the waivers are scheduled to expire.

Insights

Waivers failed to lower fuel prices, so who really benefits from bypassing this American shipping law?
Does a century-old law protect national security, or just raise prices for American consumers?