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Jay Rockefeller: I would prefer the administration take immediate action and not wait for legislation to grant a temporary waiver of the…

On the recordJune 29, 2010
I would prefer the administration take immediate action and not wait for legislation to grant a temporary waiver of the Jones Act.
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Jay Rockefeller
Democratic · West Virginia

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Urging immediate action for a Jones Act waiver to aid Gulf communities.

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