Senate Debate on the Panama Canal Treaties: A Compendium of Major Statements, Documents, Record Votes, and Relevant Events |
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... issue and about my hopes for our country . No issue to my recollection has aroused so much debate and contro- versy , and certainly no issue during my 4 - year tenure in the U.S. Sen- ate has generated so much mail from the American ...
... issue and about my hopes for our country . No issue to my recollection has aroused so much debate and contro- versy , and certainly no issue during my 4 - year tenure in the U.S. Sen- ate has generated so much mail from the American ...
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... issue has drawn , the groups mobilized both for and against , and the general intensity of feeling within the electorate virtually guarantee that this issue will be remembered for a good long time . Although the public is supposed to be ...
... issue has drawn , the groups mobilized both for and against , and the general intensity of feeling within the electorate virtually guarantee that this issue will be remembered for a good long time . Although the public is supposed to be ...
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... issue , the " wheels of the Senate should grind slowly and exceedingly fine . " I raise this matter because I recall that in 1972 we handled another issue of great importance in a rather impetuous manner . In retrospect the conclusion ...
... issue , the " wheels of the Senate should grind slowly and exceedingly fine . " I raise this matter because I recall that in 1972 we handled another issue of great importance in a rather impetuous manner . In retrospect the conclusion ...
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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