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On the recordSeptember 26, 2017
We have a lot of shipment, and a lot of people and a lot of people to work in the shipping industry that don't want the Jones Act lifted. And we have a lot of ships out there right now.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

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Donald Trump discusses the shipping industry and the implications of lifting the Jones Act during a national emergency.

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