The Trump administration announced Thursday that it has temporarily waived a U.S. shipping restriction for Puerto Rico known as the Jones Act. Under the law, only U.S.-flagged ships are allowed to move goods between U.S. ports. Now foreign-flagged vessels also will be able to move shipments, including much-needed relief supplies after Hurricane Maria battered the U.S. territory last week. The Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration thanked President Trump in a Tweet: That was in response to the announcement from White House press secretary Sarah Sanders: Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.
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