End of Jones Act waiver will raise energy pricesSpeaker Mike Johnson, Majority Leader Steve Scalise and 50 other House Republicans just signed a letter asking President Donald Trump to allow the ongoing waiver of the Jones Act, a protectionist shipping law, to expire as scheduled on Aug. 16. They are effectively calling for higher energy prices. The Jones Act, passed in 1920, requires […]Altoona Mirror3mo agoWhole story →PlanetEconomySteve Scalisejones act waiver expiration