One week after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, President Bush temporarily waived the Jones Act so that oil and gasoline could be delivered where needed to U. S. ports.
Here’s MSNBC’s spin on Bush lifting the Jones Act http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9259887/
Hurricane spawns flurry of deregulation
To spur recovery, Bush and Congress halt environmental and other rules
32 posted on 06/12/2010 6:19:48 AM PDT by libertarian27
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