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On the recordJanuary 16, 2018
So there is doubt as to whether or not the Outer Continental Shelf is subject to the Jones Act?
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California
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Garamendi questions the applicability of the Jones Act to the Outer Continental Shelf.

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