Trump just slashed gas prices with one quiet move. Here’s why you didn’t hear about it
The second extension of the original waiver is narrower in scope but will nevertheless allow the shipment of critical materials when no alternative ship is available. Recommended Stories The Republican fix to the hidden healthcare tax jacking up your medical bills Trump just slashed gas prices with one quiet move. Here’s why you didn’t hear about it In common sense vs. crazy, Democrats lose every time The Jones Act, signed into law in 1920, limits shipping within U.S. ports to ships that are U.S.-built, U.S.-owned, U.S.-flagged, and U.S.-crewed.
- ▪The second extension of the original waiver is narrower in scope but will nevertheless allow the shipment of critical materials when no alternative ship is available.
- ▪Recommended Stories The Republican fix to the hidden healthcare tax jacking up your medical bills Trump just slashed gas prices with one quiet move.
- ▪Here’s why you didn’t hear about it In common sense vs. crazy, Democrats lose every time The Jones Act, signed into law in 1920, limits shipping within U.S. ports to ships that are U.S.-built, U.S.-owned, U.S.-flagged, and U.S.-crewed.
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| Canonical URL | https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4689244/trump-jones-act-waiver-gas-prices-union-opposition/ |
| Publication time | Tue, 18 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0000 |
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President Donald Trump is to be congratulated on extending the waiver of the century-old Jones Act, which enables more oil to be shipped from the Gulf Coast to California and to the Northeast, reducing prices to American families.The first waiver was granted for 60 days on March 17, then extended an additional 90 days from May 18 through Aug. 16. The second extension of the original waiver is narrower in scope but will nevertheless allow the shipment of critical materials when no alternative ship is available. Recommended Stories The Republican fix to the hidden healthcare tax jacking up your medical bills Trump just slashed gas prices with one quiet move. Here’s why you didn’t hear about it In common sense vs.
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