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      "id": 103285,
      "date": "2003-07-08",
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      "title": "The Jones Act: An Overview",
      "summary": "The Jones Act is a perennial issue in Congress. The Act requires that all waterborne shipping\nbetween points in the United States be carried by vessels built in the United States and owned and\noperated by Americans. The purpose of the Act is to ensure that the nation has a sufficient merchant\nmarine and shipbuilding base to protect the nation's defense and commercial interests. Critics claim\nthat the Act does not accomplish this goal and furthermore raises shipping costs, thereby making\nU.S. farmers and manufacturers less competitive. Jones Act supporters claim that the Act is needed\nto foster a domestic shipbuilding base that is vital for national security. Despite economic arguments\nagainst the Jones Act, efforts to repeal the Act have not been successful. This report will not be\nupdated.",
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  "topics": [
    "Foreign Affairs",
    "National Defense"
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