McCain (r-az) has never liked the Jones Act and has made numerous attempts to have all or part of the law repealed. His latest attempt was to tack an amendment onto the controversial Keystone XL Pipeline bill that would strip away the U.S. build requirement in the Jones Act. Last month, a bipartisan group of 32 members of Congress sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid urging that they reject Senator McCain's "misguided" amendment. In the letter, the Congressmen wrote that they had a "serious concern" with the amendment, which would "have a harmful effect on our economy and our nation's security."
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