Senate Debate on the Panama Canal Treaties: A Compendium of Major Statements, Documents, Record Votes, and Relevant Events |
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... matter that is before us . On this 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 ...
... matter that is before us . On this 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 ...
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... matter having been submitted in a treaty and the treaty having been approved as determined by the Constitution , the matter will be considered to have been settled . As to the right to argue the issue , I thoroughly agree with that be ...
... matter having been submitted in a treaty and the treaty having been approved as determined by the Constitution , the matter will be considered to have been settled . As to the right to argue the issue , I thoroughly agree with that be ...
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... matter back in the 1930's , that we are talking about as well as about our commercial ships . There are very few Senators here who will remember this . When I first came to the Senate , we had a committee - I say to the Senator from ...
... matter back in the 1930's , that we are talking about as well as about our commercial ships . There are very few Senators here who will remember this . When I first came to the Senate , we had a committee - I say to the Senator from ...
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REPRESENTATIVE STATEMENTS ON THE MAJOR THEMES | 17 |
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1 Senator Edmund Muskie February 28 1978___ | 206 |
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1978 Congressional Record agree agreement Allen American April 17 Bunau-Varilla BYRD Canal operating Canal Zone colleague Colombia Congress Constitution costs debate DeConcini defend the canal defense Dole economic fact force Foreign Relations going Goldwater GRAVEL Harry F Hatch Hatfield Helms interest INTERSEA issue Isthmus Isthmus of Panama land Latin America LAXALT Leahy level canal Magnuson March March 16 McGovern ment military presence 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 revenues Ribicoff ROBERT Sarbanes Schweiker sea-level canal self-executing 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 Vote Weicker