@jayderrbr

Transportation Policy Associate @ReasonFdn. Opinions my own.

 Baton Rouge, LA
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Joined September 2016
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Chase Oliver
@ChaseForLiberty26 Mar 2024
Replying to @RepThomasMassie
The Jones Act is not only protectionist nonsense, it is also detrimental to our domestic energy producers. It's costing us jobs and raising the cost of living. The Jones Act needs to end. Take it from me, I worked in maritime logistics for years. reason.org/commentary/the-joā€¦

The Jones Act contributes to New Englandā€™s energy woes

Repealing the Jones Act is the best solution to bolstering energy-insecure New Englandā€™s grid during crises in lieu of pipeline infrastructure.

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"Instead of extending these failed tariffs and trade policies, they ought to be repealed." ā€” @jayderrbr reason.org/commentary/u-s-taā€¦

U.S. tariffs on China have failed miserably

Instead of extending these failed tariffs and trade policies, they ought to be repealed.Ā 

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@ReasonFdn14 Dec 2023
Study: Louisiana needs to transition from per-gallon gas taxes to per-mile user fees. reason.org/policy-study/louiā€¦

Louisiana needs to transition from per-gallon gas taxes to per-mile user fees

With a mid-level shift to electric vehicles, Louisiana could anticipate annual fuel tax revenue would be reduced by $250 million by 2040 and over $325 million by 2050.

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Together, North Carolinaā€™s ports generate $16.1 billion in economic output for the state. ā€”@jayderrbr johnlocke.org/research/gatewā€¦

Gateway to the World

Central to North Carolinaā€™s economic output is its position on the Eastern Seaboard and utilizing that geography to its advantage through its seaports.

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@JohnLockeNC1 Nov 2023
North Carolinaā€™s ports our seeing record demand. Check out our latest report on how to address the issues are seaports are facing! #ncpol johnlocke.org/research/gatewā€¦

Gateway to the World

Central to North Carolinaā€™s economic output is its position on the Eastern Seaboard and utilizing that geography to its advantage through its seaports.

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@ReasonFdn3 Oct 2023
The Mississippi River is dangerously low, and an outdated federal law is blocking cost-effective solutions from being utilized, writes @jayderrbr. reason.org/commentary/missisā€¦

Mississippi River is dangerously low and outdated federal law is blocking solutions

The 1906 Foreign Dredge Act forces the U.S. to use smaller, older, and less efficient dredges than Europe is using.

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@ReasonFdn15 Mar 2023
Updated bus routes and schedules, more demand-response services, and other flexible innovations are going to be needed as large cities and mass transit agencies adapt to reduced ridership, and changing work and commuting patterns, writes @jayderrbr. reason.org/commentary/ridersā€¦

Ridership struggles in cities like Dallas and Chicago highlight the transit challenges ahead

Buses, demand-response services, and other flexible innovations are going to be needed as major cities adapt to changing work and commuting patterns.

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Adrian Moore
@reasonpolicy15 Feb 2023
The ban on commercial services at Interstate rest areas causes congestion and mess at inner changes that do have commercial services. reason.org/commentary/the-urā€¦ via @ReasonFdn @jayderrbr

The urgent need for more truck parking spaces

The best congressional option would be a repeal of the ban on commercial services at Interstate rest areas.

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"Truck drivers often find themselves facing a choice between parking illegally or ignoring federal hours-of-service rules which govern how long a truck driver can drive each day." ā€” @jayderrbr reason.org/commentary/the-urā€¦

The urgent need for more truck parking spaces

The best congressional option would be a repeal of the ban on commercial services at Interstate rest areas.

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The Jones Act contributes to New England's energy woes, by me at @ReasonFdn : reason.org/commentary/the-joā€¦

The Jones Act contributes to New Englandā€™s energy woes

Repealing the Jones Act is the best solution to bolstering energy-insecure New Englandā€™s grid during crises in lieu of pipeline infrastructure.

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Stephen Miller complaining about @TheFIREorg may be FIRE's best endorsement yet.
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@StephenM24 Dec 2022
FIRE repeatedly sides with the hard-left against our laws & core interests. For example: FIRE opposes enhanced vetting of Chinese nationals : thefire.org/news/social-mediā€¦ opposes Floridaā€™s Stop WOKE Act: thefire.org/news/lawsuit-firā€¦ opposes Texas bill targeting DEI: thefire.org/news/texas-bill-ā€¦

Social media policy for visa applicants could chill speech of international students

Reports state that all visa applicants to the U.S. must ā€œsubmit any information about social media accounts they have used in the past five years under a State Department policy.ā€

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Greg Lukianoff
@glukianoff6 Jun 2022
So, Iā€™m sad to announce the end of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Educationā€¦but excited to announce the beginning of the Foundation for Individual Rights & EXPRESSION! politi.co/3MAs1cZ see this report @politico by @joshgerstein
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Scott Lincicome
@scottlincicome11 Dec 2022
#EndTheJonesAct
Lawrence H. Summers
@LHSummers11 Dec 2022
The Jones Act is an obvious anachronism that should be repealed to reduce inflation and increase resilience. Ā It was enacted as industrial policy in good faith to increase American economic security. Ā ā¦@BostonGlobeā© bostonglobe.com/2022/12/09/nā€¦

A century-old law poses problems for New Englandā€™s energy supply this winter and thereā€™s a push to...

Known as the Jones Act, the law requires that any goods transported between US ports be carried on domestically built and owned ships manned by American crews.

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"We can continue to expand the final frontier without breaking the bank so long as NASA continues contracting with fixed prices rather than rewarding cost overruns," writes @jayderrbr. reason.org/commentary/fixed-ā€¦

Fixed-cost contracts save NASA and taxpayers money

By taking some of the red tape out of space exploration and development, NASA has helped open a promising new frontier.

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Fixed-cost contracts save NASA and taxpayers money, by me @ReasonFdn reason.org/commentary/fixed-ā€¦

Fixed-cost contracts save NASA and taxpayers money

By taking some of the red tape out of space exploration and development, NASA has helped open a promising new frontier.

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Colin Grabow@cpgrabow16 Nov 2022
U.S. LNG is being exported to Europe. Meanwhile, Puerto Rico recently imported LNG from Europe (Spain) because the Jones Act essentially places bulk U.S. LNG off-limits. You know, for national security. energy.gov/sites/default/filā€¦ ā€“ at Washington, DC
Scott Lincicome
@scottlincicome16 Nov 2022
"Chilled gas from the United States has helped replace fuel from Russia, upending European energy markets." nytimes.com/2022/11/16/businā€¦
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Haley Byrd Wilt@byrdinator18 Oct 2022
Read my story about a maritime shipping advisory committee's simple suggestion for the government regarding pesky libertarians thedispatch.com/newsletter/uā€¦
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The Jones Act's worst impacts are after a disaster, but even during the best of times this law has Puerto Ricans paying more. By me, at Reason: reason.org/commentary/biden-ā€¦

Biden administration grants Puerto Rico a waiver, but the Jones Act should be repealed

The Jones Actā€™s worst impacts are after a disaster, but even during the best of times this law has Puerto Ricans paying more.

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Scott Lincicome
@scottlincicome23 Sep 2022
Imagine a big disaster in a landlocked state; residents begging their fellow Americans for food, medicine, etc; BUT DC blocks the delivery trucks unless they're US-made/owned/operated, AND there are only like 10 eligible trucks & 2 eligible rds That's Puerto Rico & the Jones Act
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Pierre Lemieux
@pierre_lemieux18 Sep 2022
My latest post: "From the point of view of the small number of people protected against competition and the large number of consumers harmed, the Jones Act is a great protectionist success." #JonesAct #protectionism #ProtectionistSuccess #NewEngland econlib.org/jones-act-a-greaā€¦

Jones Act: A Great Protectionist Success - Econlib

Thanks to the continuing efforts of Colin Grabow of the Cato Instituteā€™s Center for Trade Policy Studies, we know of a great success in American protectionism: the 1920 Jones Act. This law, which...

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How to reform harbor funding, by me at Reason: reason.org/commentary/how-toā€¦

How to reform harbor funding

Ensuring that U.S. harbors have sustainable funding sources is crucial to a stable supply chain.

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