Is it the Jones Act and the Unions holding up the clean-up in the Gulf?

"After 50 plus days of oil flowing freely into the gulf, the question could be asked: Why do effective and proven foreign clean up ships remain on the sidelines?"

Joseph Carafano of the Heritage Foundation believes it may have something to do with the Obama administration’s close relationship with labor unions. What the Heritage Foundation says

Read more about it and the Jones Act HERE

"We are still receiving reports of foreign-flagged vessels being turned away or their offers of assistance hanging in limbo. That should not be the case," Sen. George LeMieux (R) of Florida wrote to President Obama. "There is a breakdown of communication and it is critically important the situation get fixed and we see an armada of skimmers at work." Read about it here

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