Case continues quest to change Jones Act

Subject: Case continues quest to change Jones Act Sun Jan 26, 2020 7:44 pm

Call it Round Two of U.S. Rep. Ed Case versus the Jones Act.
A trio of bills introduced Dec. 19 by Case seeking to exempt Hawaii from the Merchant Marine Act of 1920 — better known as the Jones Act — haven’t yet been scheduled for committee hearings, but the veteran lawmaker remains undeterred in his effort to change the 100-year-old law.

The Jones Act requires that shipping cargo between U.S. ports must be on U.S.-flagged, American-made vessels with American ownership and crews. The rationale a century ago, shortly after World War I, was the need for a strong Merchant Marine to deliver goods to nonmainland U.S. destinations.
Case has called the law “protectionist,” and he and others have pointed to it as a significant factor in Hawaii’s high cost of living.
Case, a Democrat who represents urban Honolulu, said he didn’t seek co-sponsors before introducing the measures, which are similar but not identical to three bills he introduced in 2003, when he represented rural Honolulu and the neighbor islands in the U.S. House. The previous bills, which sought to exempt Hawaii and its agriculture — and in particular, livestock — from the Jones Act, died in committee without hearings.

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Case continues quest to change Jones Act

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