Senate Debate on the Panama Canal Treaties: A Compendium of Major Statements, Documents, Record Votes, and Relevant Events |
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... colleague from Alaska to know that I have been looking into the matter of a sea - level canal versus a lock canal for many years . I have become convinced that , while we can build a sea - level canal , we do not eliminte the problems ...
... colleague from Alaska to know that I have been looking into the matter of a sea - level canal versus a lock canal for many years . I have become convinced that , while we can build a sea - level canal , we do not eliminte the problems ...
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... colleague will get a 200,000 - ton vessel that can transit the canal and apprise them of it . When the Senator says ... colleague and I can agree on one thing , and that is that we should study that issue and appropriate some money to ...
... colleague will get a 200,000 - ton vessel that can transit the canal and apprise them of it . When the Senator says ... colleague and I can agree on one thing , and that is that we should study that issue and appropriate some money to ...
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... colleague from Kansas talks about that we have to have . our options or we are giving away something , it is absolutely prepos- terous that we would be giving away something . We are not giving away something . There is the only place ...
... colleague from Kansas talks about that we have to have . our options or we are giving away something , it is absolutely prepos- terous that we would be giving away something . We are not giving away something . There is the only place ...
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REPRESENTATIVE STATEMENTS ON THE MAJOR THEMES | 17 |
2 Senator Robert Dole February 8 1978 | 75 |
3 Senator Harry Byrd March 6 1978 | 84 |
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accordance agree agreement Allen Amendment American approval Article authority believe build BYRD Canal Zone Chiefs clear colleague Commission Committee Company concerned Congress Congressional consider Constitution construction continued costs debate defense Department discussion distinguished economic effect estimates executive fact figures force foreign future give going Government granted GRAVEL House important increase interest issue land language LAXALT legislation major March matter means ment military million necessary negotiate neutrality operation Panama Canal Treaty Panamanian Parties payment percent period position possible present President proposed protect question ratification reason Record Relations Representatives Republic of Panama Reservation respect responsibility result ROBERT Senator Services ships signed staff statement talking territory tion toll transfer transit understand United vessels Vote yield