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>> listen, lawrence. im a rare republican supporting the jones act. it is a relatively protectionist measure and support a waver for national emergency and preservation of life which is right now. give the captain of the port full discretion and full flexibility to decide how to bring in ship-board aid, u.s. ship or foreign flagged vessel. the presidents gaffe today is remarkable, it was almost a brownies doing a great job moment when he said industrys opposed. the people of puerto rico are begg...

Could help deliver relief to puerto rico and he said that hed heard from shipping companies who were opposed to it and so he wasnt doing it and issue that kind of waver for texas, for hurricane harvey, also for florida, for irma. issued two of them in the n a row for two other hurricanes and wont do it apparently for puerto rico. the afl-cio opposed to the wavers because the sea farers union opposes allowing even in situations like this foreign flagged vessels to help out. >> listen, lawrence. i...