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The best time to repeal the Foreign Dredge Act was before the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed. The next best time to repeal it is right now.

Called the Zandmotor, or Sand Motor in English, the project in The Netherlands is the world’s largest experiment in coastal storm and flood defense.

The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting public policy responses are unprecedented. Intentionally shutting down economic activity deemed non-essential by state governors to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus has had dramatic effects on the livelihoods of millions of Americans. The federal government and state governments have taken exceptional actions to support people and businesses affected by the pandemic containment measures.

For the past 30 years the U.S. has neglected a core element of its security and continued prosperity—its maritime strength. During that period the nation gradually ceded its economic security by increasing its reliance on other nations’ shipping and shipbuilding.

Keeping foreign airlines off U.S. routes benefits the domestic airline industry, not the passengers.