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  "path": "/2026/03/26/soaring-gas-prices-prompt-trump-to-ease-oil-tanker-rules-and-waive-the-jones-act/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-26T18:30:57.000Z",
  "site": "https://alaskabeacon.com",
  "tags": [
    "Commentary",
    "gas prices",
    "Jones Act",
    "oil",
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  "textContent": "The Trump administration temporarily suspended the Jones Act on March 18, 2026, as part of its efforts to bring down soaring U.S. gasoline prices. But what does this more-than-century-old law, which originally was designed to support the shipping industry, have to do with the price of gas? As the director of the Center for Energy […]",
  "title": "Soaring gas prices prompt Trump to ease oil tanker rules and waive the Jones Act"
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