I mean, this is very controversial because the whole point of the Jones act is to protect American shipping, and that's why it's been in place. Now, Some would argue that [the Jones Act has] backfired because it's made our shipping industry, specifically our shipbuilding industry, less competitive with the rest of the world. So some people think if we didn't have the Jones act, we would be building a lot of big ocean tankers, cargo ships and whatnot, which are all built in Asia now. (06:43–06:52)
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Asserts that the Jones Act may have made the U.S. shipbuilding industry less competitive globally.
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