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    PowerPost‏Verified account @PowerPost 28 Sep 2017

    GOP lawmakers pressed @realDonaldTrump to waive #JonesAct for #PuertoRico @SenJohnMcCain via @dino_grandonihttps://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-energy-202/2017/09/28/the-energy-202-gop-lawmakers-pressed-trump-to-waive-jones-act-for-puerto-rico/59cbfe2530fb0468cea81c2e/?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.eacccebc5d0d …

    6:18 AM - 28 Sep 2017 from Washington, DC
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      1. GoSolarASAP.Org‏ @tera2080 28 Sep 2017
        Replying to @PowerPost @SenJohnMcCain and

        The #JonesAct act should be completely repealed a 1920s antique it's outdated inhibits Economic growth in Alaska and Hawaii & Puerto Rico.

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      1. Kathy‏ @KathyKro722 28 Sep 2017
        Replying to @PowerPost @SenJohnMcCain and

        👏👏👏keep on putting country over party sir..

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      2. Baldy‏ @Baldyphx 28 Sep 2017
        Replying to @PowerPost @SenJohnMcCain and

        Great job!SAD the People of Puerto Rico had to suffer this long before Trump did the right thing.NO SURPRISE THEY ARE PEOPLE OF COLORpic.twitter.com/OfRdjhIHNA

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      3. Rebecca D.‏ @Rebecca00893300 1 Oct 2017
        Replying to @Baldyphx @PowerPost and

        That's probably the most false statement I've heard. Quit with the hate and get your facts.

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      5. Baldy‏ @Baldyphx 1 Oct 2017
        Replying to @Murdered_01 @Rebecca00893300 and

        DON'T BELIEVE YOUR LYING EYES.THAT'S WHAT FOXNEWS AND PRESIDENT LOCO IS TELLING YOU. TEXAS & FLORIDA DIDN'T HAVE THESE PROBLEMS GETTING HELPpic.twitter.com/9zBYorJRjQ

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      7. Baldy‏ @Baldyphx 1 Oct 2017
        Replying to @Murdered_01 @Rebecca00893300 and

        The problem is not getting the supplies. IT'S THE DISTRIBUTION TO THE PEOPLE!!!!!

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      2. ThatDernDawn  🇺🇸‏ @noprezzie2012 28 Sep 2017
        Replying to @PowerPost @SenJohnMcCain and

        Liar McCain wants to change focus.http://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/robertrobb/2017/09/27/john-mccain-senate-obamacare-doesnt-exist/705184001/ …

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      1. KC in the 603‏ @FireFanMVP 28 Sep 2017
        Replying to @PowerPost @SenJohnMcCain and

        Funny, GOP pressed McCain on healthcare but he voted to keep Obamacare and letting down AZ residents and the 🇺🇸.

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      1. TrumpWonGetOverIt‏ @Jan2017Trump 28 Sep 2017
        Replying to @PowerPost @SenJohnMcCain and

        You are lying again. The Governor must make an "Unsolicited Request" for it to be lifted and he did that at 3am ET. Lawmakers irrelevant.

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      1. Ryan‏ @Ryan_Jacob121 28 Sep 2017
        Replying to @PowerPost @SenJohnMcCain and

        I call bullshit... McCain didn't have anything to do with President Trump signing the waiverpic.twitter.com/pFCHyW9smQ

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      2. Sandra‏ @seb4466 28 Sep 2017
        Replying to @PowerPost @SenJohnMcCain and

        So he waived it for 10 days. It's an insult.

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      1.  💙 Depoetic‏ @Depoetic 28 Sep 2017
        Replying to @PowerPost @SenJohnMcCain and

        The Jones Act is 100 years old this year. Everyone says competition is good for business. Can't it be repealed &/or re-negotiated?

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      1. Mark Othic‏ @bmothic 28 Sep 2017
        Replying to @PowerPost @SenJohnMcCain and

        Still haven't said what if any supplies were delayed so we could hire substandard ships and cheap foreign labor. RETIRE Brutus

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      1. Alexander Hamilthon‏ @xanderhamilthon 28 Sep 2017
        Replying to @PowerPost @SenJohnMcCain and

        #FANNIEGATE

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