The Jones Act Desk
Saturday, October 10, 2026 (UTC)
SectionsThe RepealWritersMarin WhitlockOn airThe Jones Act pushes freight onto trucks. It taxes every good you buy.
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The Jones Act pushes freight onto trucks. It taxes every good you buy.By making domestic water shipping prohibitively expensive, the Jones Act forces cargo onto costlier land transport and raises prices for all Americans.The Repeal · Marin Whitlock · 2026-10-10

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Repealing the Jones Act would save an estimated $1.91 billion per year in shipping costs in the baseline scenario.The Jones Act pushes freight onto trucks. It taxes every good you buy.US Democratic Congressman Ritchie Torres stated on the event Thursday that the Jones Act should be fully repealed or Puerto Rico granted a permanent exemption.Ritchie Torres calls for Jones Act repeal or permanent Puerto Rico exemption

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Marin WhitlockColumnist, The Repeal

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