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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by Limitedclear [quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by futuremodal Another prediction: Look for the Jones Act to be eliminated. This action would have a huge impact on rail operations, as it would allow foreign flagged ships to sail between U.S. ports. It might make Alaskan coals price competitive with PRB coals in coastal coal consumer markets. Also could take some north-south trade away from the railroads on the East Coast. [/quote] What a bunch of BUNK. The usual FM drivel. FM, get with the program. The Congressional support for a repeal of the Jones Act doesn't exist, even with a Republican majority in both Houses and a Republican President... What is your source of information for this unfettered speculation??? LC [/quote] Yes it is speculation. That is why it is a prediction. Speculation is part of prediction. You forget that the Alaskan congressional delegation supports repeal of the Jones Act, and their members are in key positions to introduce such legislation. The opposition to repeal of the Jones Act would comes primarly from the blue states, and last time I checked they lost influence in the last election. I also don't believe they'd go to the extreme of fillibustering a Jones Act repeal or revision as part of a general transportation legislation. Again, I will go out on a limb and predict that repeal or revision of the Jones Act will be acted on in the next four years.
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