The Jones Act already killed our domestic merchant marine fleet by making it uneconomical to ship anything domestically by ship. Ships consume much less fuel t

The Jones Act already killed our domestic merchant marine fleet by making it uneconomical to ship anything domestically by ship. Ships consume much less fuel to transport a unit of cargo a given distance than rail, which is in turn much less than the long haul trucking system which the Jones Act effectively subsidizes. All the refineries and infrastructure for handling oil and fuels are built at ports because handling such products by ship is the obvious best method. The rail system is neither the problem nor the solution - nothing could possibly be done that would so quickly and easily allow for the economical transport of fuels as the pen stroke necessary for a temporary Jones Act waiver.