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Ronald Reagan: “The concept of using Canal revenues for non-Canal purposes sets a very bad precedent for the Republic of Panama when it…”

On the recordJuly 26, 1988
The concept of using Canal revenues for non-Canal purposes sets a very bad precedent for the Republic of Panama when it assumes the Canal in the year 2000.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Statement of Administration Policy: H.R. 5026 - Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill, Fiscal Year 1988

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