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Elijah Cummings: “Why would someone want to put the U.S.--I mean, because basically what it would do is put our shipbuilders out of…”

On the recordOctober 2, 2017
Why would someone want to put the U.S.--I mean, because basically what it would do is put our shipbuilders out of business and put our workers out of work.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Cummings questions the rationale behind opposing the Jones Act, highlighting its impact on American jobs.

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