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Peter DeFazio: “Thanks also for bringing up the 100th anniversary of the Jones Act. Yeah, I have been jumping on those who are looking…”

On the recordMay 28, 2020
Thanks also for bringing up the 100th anniversary of the Jones Act. Yeah, I have been jumping on those who are looking at this as an opportunity to undermine the Jones Act and thus far we have been pretty successful in pushing back on them.
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Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

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DeFazio defends the Jones Act against attempts to undermine it.

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