Senate Debate on the Panama Canal Treaties: A Compendium of Major Statements, Documents, Record Votes, and Relevant Events |
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... consider , and consider well , just how important these treaties are , reject the partisan approaches that I sense on the floor of the Senate , and start working to have these treaties properly corrected . This is our duty , our solemn ...
... consider , and consider well , just how important these treaties are , reject the partisan approaches that I sense on the floor of the Senate , and start working to have these treaties properly corrected . This is our duty , our solemn ...
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... consider voting in favor of ratification . And , I emphasize consider , for there are still too many loose ends to permit me , at this time , to indicate my final decision . Let me illustrate why this is the case . In recent weeks ...
... consider voting in favor of ratification . And , I emphasize consider , for there are still too many loose ends to permit me , at this time , to indicate my final decision . Let me illustrate why this is the case . In recent weeks ...
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... consider each proposed amend- Ement at its first ordinary meeting following its distribution by the executive organ , or at an earlier extraordinary meeting convened in accordance with provisions of Article VI of this Treaty , provided ...
... consider each proposed amend- Ement at its first ordinary meeting following its distribution by the executive organ , or at an earlier extraordinary meeting convened in accordance with provisions of Article VI of this Treaty , provided ...
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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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