Sen. Ted Cruz: The nation of Panama did not build or pay for the Panama Canal, America did

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Senate Gets To Work On Panama Canal: ‘We Cannot Turn A Blind Eye’

By George Caldwell, The Daily Signal | January 28, 2025 The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee convened Tuesday to discuss the American-Chinese rivalry at the Panama Canal, one of President Donald Trump’s major talking points since his reelection in November. Trump has repeatedly called for the United States to take back control of the canal—while not ruling out using military force to do so—and has warned of heavy Chinese ac…

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The United States should restore neutrality to the Panama Canal - Washington Examiner

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a hearing regarding the Panama Canal on Tuesday. In his opening statement, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) brought up the issue of foreign influence in the canal. “The United States paid for and built the Panama Canal, but Panama is treating America unfairly and ceding control of key infrastructure to China,” Cruz, the Committee Chairman, said. The United States owned and operated the Panam…

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Senate committee examines how U.S. can reclaim Panama Canal

President Donald Trump suggested the U.S. should take over the waterway.

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COMMENT. The canal, the drug and communism are arguments that Donald Trump can use again, as the United States returns to a more dominant policy in Latin America. In the United States, the 1989 invasion of Panama is regarded as a success.

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“The Panama Canal is and will remain Panama’s.” With these ten words, President José Raúl Mulino has received the more than 1,500 participants in the International Economic Forum Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by CAF-Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, the PRISA Group and World in Progress (WIP), which opened this Wednesday in Panama City and in which for two days will be discussed on how to return to the path of sus…

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The American president's appetite for the Panama Canal should be read again in light of the long privileged relationship of the United States with this project launched by France.