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In the GOP debate Puerto Rico came up. Wasn't surprised the

"One of the most significant economic restrictions imposed to Puerto Rico is the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, also known as the Jones Act, which prevents foreign-flagged ships from carrying cargo between two United States ports, a practice known as cabotage. Because of the Jones Act, foreign ships inbound with goods from Central and South America, Western Europe, and Africa cannot stop in Puerto Rico, offload Puerto Rico-bound goods, load mainland-bound Puerto Rico-manufactured goods, and continue to U.S. ports. Instead, they must proceed directly to U.S. ports, where distributors break bulk and send Puerto Rico-bound manufactured goods to Puerto Rico across the ocean by U.S.-flagged ships.[r]

Puerto Rican consumers ultimately bear the expense of transporting goods again across the Atlantic and Caribbean Sea on U.S.-flagged ships subject to the extremely high operating costs
imposed by the Jones Act"... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rican_debt_crisis .. linked here .. http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=115198060

Jones Act wasn't mentioned. Rubio blamed only the current local Puerto Rico leaders, whereas sure looks ..
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/making-sense/jones-act-holding-puerto-rico-back-debt-crisis/ , on the face
of it to non expert me, that the US Congress is causing Puerto Rico much pain, in more ways than one.

On the temperature front i guess your 80's may not be as humid as ours,
haven't checked, just thinking if so that might help you guys get through it.

Good idea to get your vote easy and over.