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The purpose of this effort is to bring together information on the debate itself , the progression of legislative actions that shaped the debates , and the political and diplomatic context in which the debates occurred .
The purpose of this effort is to bring together information on the debate itself , the progression of legislative actions that shaped the debates , and the political and diplomatic context in which the debates occurred .
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It was adopted on April 18 , by a vote of 73 to 27 , along with a series of six reservations and six understandings approved in the final two days of debate . After 38 days of debate , the final roll call vote on the resolution of ...
It was adopted on April 18 , by a vote of 73 to 27 , along with a series of six reservations and six understandings approved in the final two days of debate . After 38 days of debate , the final roll call vote on the resolution of ...
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But , I would like to take this opportunity at the close of a truly historic debate to speak to the significance of what we are about to do . HISTORIC OCCASION It is rare that this Senate comes to showdown votes on momentous questions ...
But , I would like to take this opportunity at the close of a truly historic debate to speak to the significance of what we are about to do . HISTORIC OCCASION It is rare that this Senate comes to showdown votes on momentous questions ...
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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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