Senate Debate on the Panama Canal Treaties: A Compendium of Major Statements, Documents, Record Votes, and Relevant Events |
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... concerned about the sovereignty dilemma as some others . I am not hung up on whether the canal is sovereign territory or not , or whether we own it in a technical legal sense . I am more concerned about what happens after the year 2000 ...
... concerned about the sovereignty dilemma as some others . I am not hung up on whether the canal is sovereign territory or not , or whether we own it in a technical legal sense . I am more concerned about what happens after the year 2000 ...
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... concerned with the potential for disagreement between our countries that will arise because of the vaguely worded ... concern is that these treaties are an unnecessary gamble with our national security interests . I have heard all our ...
... concerned with the potential for disagreement between our countries that will arise because of the vaguely worded ... concern is that these treaties are an unnecessary gamble with our national security interests . I have heard all our ...
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... concerned . I want to make the Americans concerned . We have just spent 10 days of debate , and we are debating the wrong thing . What we should be debating is how we are going to remove this barrier , this growing barrier , that is ...
... concerned . I want to make the Americans concerned . We have just spent 10 days of debate , and we are debating the wrong thing . What we should be debating is how we are going to remove this barrier , this growing barrier , that is ...
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REPRESENTATIVE STATEMENTS ON THE MAJOR THEMES | 17 |
2 Senator Robert Byrd February 27 1978___ | 166 |
Laxalt March 1 1978 | 218 |
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$10 million 1978 Congressional Record agree agreement Allen American April April 18 Article Bunau-Varilla BYRD Canal operating Canal Zone colleague Colombia Congress consent Constitution costs debate DeConcini defend the canal defense Dole economic fact force going Goldwater GRAVEL Harry F Hatch Hatfield Helms interest issue Isthmus Isthmus of Panama Javits land Latin America LAXALT Leahy level canal Magnuson March 16 McGovern ment Muskie negotiate Neutrality Treaty Panama Canal Commission Panama Canal Company Panama Canal Treaty Panama Canal Zone Panamanian Parties Paul G payments to Panama percent President question Republic of Panama resolution of ratification result was announced-yeas revenues Ribicoff ROBERT Sarbanes Schweiker sea-level canal Senator from Alaska Senator from Utah Senator yield Senator's ships staff study statement territory tion toll increase tonnage Torrijos transfer transit treaty power U.S. Government U.S. military U.S. Senate understand United Unprinted Amendment vessels Weicker