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To Reduce Rocketing Gas Prices, Suspend the Jones Act

To Reduce Rocketing Gas Prices, Suspend the Jones Act
Gasoline prices above $5 per gallon are displayed at a gas station on Nov. 15, 2021. Mario Tama/Getty Images
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You’ve probably never heard of something as innocent-sounding as the century-old protectionist law called the Jones Act. It was passed as a national security measure in 1920 and prohibits foreign ships from transporting goods and services in American waters.

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Stephen Moore
Stephen Moore
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Stephen Moore is a senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation, chief economist at FreedomWorks, and co-founder of the Committee to Unleash Prosperity. He served as a senior economic adviser to Donald Trump. His latest book is “Govzilla: How the Relentless Growth of Government Is Impoverishing America.”
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