Senate Debate on the Panama Canal Treaties: A Compendium of Major Statements, Documents, Record Votes, and Relevant Events |
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The treaty regulated commerce ; the Constitution gave that power to Congress , which included the House of Representatives ; yet the House had not been consulted . . . " ... Marshall's position was that a " treaty is as completely a ...
The treaty regulated commerce ; the Constitution gave that power to Congress , which included the House of Representatives ; yet the House had not been consulted . . . " ... Marshall's position was that a " treaty is as completely a ...
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There are presently more than a majority of the Members of the House of Representatives - 219 , to be exact - who have joined in spon- soring a resolution declaring that any transfer of property in the Panama Canal Zone must receive the ...
There are presently more than a majority of the Members of the House of Representatives - 219 , to be exact - who have joined in spon- soring a resolution declaring that any transfer of property in the Panama Canal Zone must receive the ...
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September 5 - The White House sent copies of the " Washington Dec- laration " of support of the new treaties to representatives of all countries scheduled to attend the signing of the Panama Canal treaties .
September 5 - The White House sent copies of the " Washington Dec- laration " of support of the new treaties to representatives of all countries scheduled to attend the signing of the Panama Canal treaties .
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1 Senator Edmund Muskie February 28 1978 | 206 |
Laxalt March 1 1978 | 218 |
177 | 272 |
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| Title | Senate Debate on the Panama Canal Treaties: A Compendium of Major Statements, Documents, Record Votes, and Relevant Events U.S. and Panama and their canal : the diplomatic and legal record |
| Author | Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service |
| Contributor | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office, 1979 |
| Length | 560 pages |
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