On the recordApril 13, 2016
Well, if the Representative is correct--and apparently, she is, since she lives there and buys fuel on the Virgin Islands--that it is not the Jones Act issue that raises the cost, but other matters.
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Garamendi discusses fuel costs in the Virgin Islands and the Jones Act's relevance.
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