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Jones Act is impacting shipments of aid to Puerto Rico

Name: Jones Act is impacting shipments of aid to Puerto Rico
Uploaded: 2017-09-27T21:08:36-0400
Duration: 37 s
Description: A law enacted in 1920 called the Jones Act requires shipments from U.S. ports to be carried out by U.S. vessels and crew - and it is now straining aid shipments to storm-ravaged Puerto Rico.

A law enacted in 1920 called the Jones Act requires shipments from U.S. ports to be carried out by U.S. vessels and crew - and it is now straining aid shipments to storm-ravaged Puerto Rico.