Senate Commerce Committee Chair Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the committee's hearing on the Panama Canal and its impact on U.S. trade and national security, whats in the Panama Canal Treaty, and more.

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

Tuesday's hearing began formal efforts to investigate whether Panama is in violation of the 1977 Panama Canal Treaty and Neutrality Treaty, which could allow the US to retake the canal by force.

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Senate Republicans explore Panama Canal takeover, Cruz rips Central American nation as ‘bad actor’

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

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

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation holds a full committee hearing titled “Fees and Foreign Influence: Examining the Panama Canal and Its Impact on U.S. Trade and National Security” at 10:00 a.m. ET on Jan. 28.
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'This situation, I believe, poses acute risks to US national security,' Ted Cruz says - Anadolu Ajansı

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China’s grip on Panama Canal poses risks to US national security, senator warns

“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…

“El canal de Panamá es y seguirá siendo de Panamá”. Con estas diez palabras, el presidente José Raúl Mulino ha recibido a los más de 1.500 participantes en el Foro Económico Internacional América Latina y el Caribe, organizado por CAF-banco de desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, el Grupo PRISA y World in Progress (WIP), que se ha inaugurado este miércoles en Ciudad de Panamá y en el que durante dos días se debatirá sobre cómo retomar la se…

José Raúl Mulino: “El canal de Panamá es y seguirá siendo de Panamá”

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José Raúl Mulino: “The Panama Canal is and will remain Panama’s”

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.

KOMMENTAR. Kanalen, knarket och kommunismen är argument som Donald Trump kan använda igen, när USA återgår till en mer dominant politik i Latinamerika. I USA betraktas invasionen av Panama 1989 som en succé.

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Trump takes a big hit against Panama | Göran Eriksson

The GOP-controlled Senate is holding a pivotal hearing on Panama's alleged treaty breaches regarding the Panama Canal, raising urgent questions about U.S. trade, national security, and foreign influence. Read more for critical insights.

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WASHINGTON -- If the U.S. determines that China's excessive influence over the Panama Canal or high passage fees are compromising the waterway's neutr

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U.S. can 'preemptively' defend Panama Canal, expert tells Senate

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said this week that the U.S. has a legal right to retake control of the Panama Canal after the Latin American country failed to live up to the obligations it agreed to decades ago. Cruz made the remarks this week on his “Verdict” podcast, which he co-hosted with Ben Ferguson. They ...

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

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