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Joe Lancaster

Trump May Waive the Jones Act for Oil Shipments. Let's Repeal It Instead.

One of the spillover effects of the recently launched war in Iran is higher energy costs: The prices of oil and gas have risen considerably since President Donald Trump piggybacked on Israel's bombing campaign.

Now, Trump is reportedly considering a workaround to address the problem in the short term, by suspending enforcement of a protectionist law. That's a good start, but we should go one step further and repeal it altogether.

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