The Jones Act turns 100 years old tomorrow, but this anniversary deserves little celebration. 1/4
The Jones Act, which restricts shipping between U.S. ports to vessels that are U.S. built, flagged, and crewed, makes it difficult for the U.S. to serve certain domestic markets with U.S.-produced natural gas. 2/4
In fact, the U.S. currently has no Jones Act compliant ships to transport natural gas! As a result, certain parts of our nation are forced to import natural gas and jet fuel from geopolitical adversaries like Russia and Venezuela. 3/4
Enriching corrupt regimes in order to protect an industry from legitimate competition is crony capitalism and unacceptable. I will continue to advocate for serious reforms to the Jones Act that promote competition and allows all markets in the U.S. access to American energy. 4/4
