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Bipartisan group seeks limited exemption from Jones Act
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Mar 23, 2013
~~<p>A bipartisan group of five Hawaii lawmakers has introduced a resolution that if passed would ask Congress to allow foreign-built ships to carry cargo to Hawaii from the mainland under a limited exemption to the Jones Act.</p>
<p>The measure, House Resolution 119, was introduced last week along with companion measure House Concurrent Resolution 150 by two Republicans and three Demo­crats.</p>
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A bipartisan group of five Hawaii lawmakers has introduced a resolution that if passed would ask Congress to allow foreign-built ships to carry cargo to Hawaii from the mainland under a limited exemption to the Jones Act.
The measure, House Resolution 119, was introduced last week along with companion measure House Concurrent Resolution 150 by two Republicans and three Democrats. Login for more...
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