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Garret Graves: “The Jones Act is enabling that--that is the business for those shipyards.”

On the recordMarch 5, 2019
The Jones Act is enabling that--that is the business for those shipyards.
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Garret Graves
Republican · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Graves emphasizes the importance of the Jones Act for U.S. shipyards.

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