JUST IN: Ted Cruz Leads Senate Commerce Committee Hearing On The Panama Canal
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- Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
- The Senate Commerce Committee holds a hearing entitled, "Examining the Panama Canal and Its Impact on U.S. Trade and National Security."
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Take it back ! My family member is buried there and died building it.
I like the fact that BOTH Republicans and Democrats are aware of the issues and potential problems occurring in Panama vis a vis Chinese involvement there in and around the Canal Zone.
they're all so much more reasonable on a committee than on the floor 😂
Me too. It will help a lot to give support for military action if needed. And in this case, it might be needed! The canal is that important!
Doesn’t that in fact raise a red flag for you? That is looking back at the history of the rare occasions decisions in which there is bipartisan agreement on an issue. Some would say that this is a classic moment of manufacturing consent to drag you into another war but this time as a desperate attempt of the political class to save the sinking ship of empire and drag the citizens of the US along with them.
This is why I voted for Ted Cruz for senate. Thank you Ted.
I’m in Kansas. Thank you, Ted🇺🇸
And president!
I’m feeling a litter better, now that adults are actually discussing serious SHIT! This is how we can possibly prevent war. 🇺🇸
I'm feeling a lotter better heh
It should be returned to the USA 🇺🇸
Good job Senator Ted Cruz 👍🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
We all love Teds firey speeches and his dedication to his job. He always puts the people first.
Except his family and wife
I agree with you on the Panama canal.
Get off your phones
Members should not be allowed their phones
Insider trading possibilities alone should prohibit this. Kids in school don’t and in the Senate should not! You cant listen intently and text!
It's a public hearing. You can trade on public info.
The arrogantly snub (amy klobuchar)-senator of Minnesota; is so engrossed into her cell phone texting; that she can barely sip her (“la-tay”). This is displaying how to ((‘NOT’)) pay attention; and this is what (amy klobuchar) is demonstrating; with much practiced skill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She's a senator, she is in charge of a whole state we don't know what she is texting about. It can be very important to her constituents, another committe meeting she is scheduled to attend or even fact checking. It could also be in relation to something personal. The fact she talks with an assistant over paperwork after texting and looking at her watch I'd figure her phone had something to do with her job.
Senator cruz is the best..thanks Senator.
There is a line in the sand drawn, and the USA says no more !!!!!!
Just take the canal back. use the shipping fees to fund its maintenance, repair, and defense.
How about investigating if Mitch McConnells wife and/or her family have ties to CCP while you are at it. Don't ships from their shipping company have to come and go through there also?
Facts
We are the consumers of the world and we have the power. We enrich their economy. I think I can go without maple syrup and avocados.
Based
If America built the canal, why should America pay one penny going through it?
Members should not be allowed their phones
Insider trading possibilities alone should prohibit this. Kids in school don’t and in the Senate should not
We need this canal back! USA!
Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, Bernie Sanders, etc WOULD NEVER BE THIS AMERICA FIRST
Arrest. Schumer..nadler..schiff..raskin..blumenthal.. goldman..sanders..wasserman..
They are DIRTY.. corrupt individuals...
RECAL IMPEACH THEM...
Cantrell is nfg..
They would be with the CCP!
JUST KICK BACKS
They are incapable of even imagining such a move!
As a first generation born American that’s family came from Panama with Chinese family. I approve America taking control of the canal again. This is what is best for the whole world. Chinese control is bad for everyone. Proud American and support Trump
It's amazing watching these videos of our government at work ,and as camera pans around the room and the amount of the members of government employees/ senators ,etc. that can't seem to stay off their damn phones ,tax payers money hard at work 🤔
What you don't seem to understand is that whatever crap Cruz is spouting about those members have already read about or have already heard it. So yeah, those minds have already chosen how they will stand on that issue. Those are the kids that have already done the homework. Relax before you have an aneurysm!!
Carter was an idiot for giving this away.
Holy cow! I'm starting to respect the Senate 😮
🇺🇸🇺🇸👍. God Bless Senator Cruz
Americans didn’t just spend Millions we lost Many American Citizens 😢😢
It wasn’t american citizens that died.. Those were Jamaican and Caribbean immigrant workers for 99% of it.
This is the same senator that left the country when there was a natural disaster in his state to Cancun… So don’t believe much of what he says.
And If any, the USA should get the small portion of the Canal that was build more than a hundred years ago. Not the expansion for bigger boats/ships that the Panamanians paid for themselves.
@ Many were from If not most from the British Caribbean however many came from large plantations to acquire their own plots of land and learn skilled trades like carpenters , machinists engineering they also had or learned the ability to read and write which many of any race weren’t able to do
@@peaceplease2793 You just said it.. British controlled areas not American. The most American things based on quantity were the investment, machinery, engineers and a few doctors. You could say it was mostly upper management.
I don't know where you got the reading part, but most people in Panama couldn't read and write until way later as schools where not that available at the moment in the beginning of the 20th century. Panamanians do like the US, but things like this will push the whole region to China if we just brute force it.
When the investment is compared to the new investment the Panamanian government did a few years ago, which amounts to about $4 Billion dollars, no help from the US was taken. So if in fact we want the Canal, in theory it can only be the smaller parts of it and not the expansions for bigger ships, etc.
@Jet-r7r The US put up the funds initially and construction was completed by US engineers. The US also provides foreign assistance to Panama in the millions of dollars each year. Example, in 2022, the US provided $130.17 million in foreign aid to Panama... So you would think the US would at least have priority at the canal... priority, without being financially raped.
@suetempleton5150 I do agree in part of your statement. If the US is giving funds for aid they should get a better pricing reflecting that. But saying it was finished by engineers is a big no, they provided the expertise, but it was completed by using cheap labor from other countries and most of them didn't even receive any land as a result or anything like that. That was the promise to lure them.
The bottleneck that occured on the US West Coast during covid was a tell tale for ccp. How will a blocked Panama canal influence the entire Western US?
Love me some Ted Cruise 💜…. Good job leading!
Im curious how many Panamanian officials wear high heals at their freek offs
"Senator Moreno down there suggests we should open the hearing by playing Van Halen, Panama" ~ Ted Cruz ❤😂😎
Oh my god panama canal power for America
This should be a very good component I'm a calm competency hearing
ON IT!! OWN IT!!! F EM
Dam Carter $15 billion in todays $ that’s crazy
not unbelievable. we've given ukraine $100b+ to fight a proxy war we have no business in lol. 15b for infrastructure by comparison is pocket change.
We need simply fixit a problem. Simply re-take back canal. Period !
I most certainly agree!
No, it belongs to Panama and always will.
Nancy Pelosi sure has been quiet these days🤫🤔
She is in Trouble...is What I Heard 😂
Totally agree 👍 👏 because of national security for America and Panama need to see what is at stake here it's very important for panama to comes to term with America and not be influenced by foreign ideology.I'm glad to know 😉 processes are very true and real, it should be America first before others 😉 👍.
China should have absolutely no say in the Panama Canal.
Neither does the US in Taiwan
@@yuribudnyatsky3450neither does the CCP. the Republic of China also known as Taiwan in a Sovereign Nation... someday it may be able to reclaim its western territories...
China has as much right to use the Panama Canal as any other country including the US.
Hey Panama. Still think we are playing
Hellavu meeting!
Uss liberty
Well said.
Hurray Mr. Cruz. Thanks a lot for supporting our president and investing your brilliance to succeed with the abuse from the Chinese in the Panama Canal. God bless you.
Take back Panama canal this is for America..
Thou shalt not steal. Read the bible.
Amen
Pleased to see Tef Cruise leading the fight. We need the Canal.
No you don’t. It belongs to Panama and with Panama it shall stay.
@johnmatthews8810 what?,,
@@gwolffen2132 Are you a bit slow?
Why should a president have the power to give away the Panama Canal? Or military equipment to Afghanistan?? Or opening our borders? There should not be this much power in one person’s hands. Not even in one party’s hands.
Of Politicians Using American Taxpayers Funds For Invaders In Our Country and Giving To Foreign Nations !!!
All Off Of American Citizens Labor ,
But Decided By Corrupt Politicians !!!
Hence, an observation and a final OK from the Head of State to sign of on any final decision.
Good video!
I believe Panama should allow the USA
Military to return to the base's in Panama
built by the USA.
Also if Panama more needs freshwater, a saltwater to freshwater system can be made like Aruba and Israel have done.
Tell us more krusty
I say we take it back without any kind of military and we just offered Panama of the chunk that China would have got and then we say we don't need to use your Panama Canal but do not let any Chinese military equipment up the canal and with that we should build our own Canal on the southern border call the Liberty canal add Mexico and the United States will profit from it
Actually it's to long
There are private clubs.
It's actually a thing.
Not government.
No place for a traitor.
Im interested in the Canadian one also. Because i don't know much about that one. It is interesting however
Imo, since we sold it, for $1, we probably would not be able to take it back rightfully. However, inforcing our rights under the treaty, intervene even up to militarily.
0:15 I cannot be held responsible, I'm not even looking at Ted Cruz. I swear! ❤
Leave your cell phones at the door. You don't get paid too sit during these meetings to sit and text on your phones.
Perhaps work related but yes! They need to be present and attentive.
I was a comercial fisherman for a while. I've been knowing that the Panama Canal was a problem for America for over 10 plus years now. My friend used to drive barges. Well he was a deckhand. Anyway. Now we have only that entry point and Canadá also has a new point of entry now.
Canal must RETURN TO USA IN JESUS NAME!AMEN! AND AMEN! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
There you go again. Wishing that your imaginary friend in the sky will make your wishes come true!👾👾👾
No, IT BELONGS TO PANAMA. Get this through your thick skull.
I left when the guy with the green screen came
Except for Amy, she is so rude and nasty. She shouldn't be on any committee! She can't say hello without complaining about how someone else is wrong
6:15 omenus
Before we adsorb Canada, Greenland, Panama Canal ..
Can we clean up the federal intrusions in the market caused by gross expansion of the Fed's implementation of the interstate commerce clause?
Light on treaty violations???
Fabricating consent?
We lost everything by Democret party.
Someone please tell the Pokémon senator to stay on topic!😂
Bad or stupid about Carter jr
Just a man with a lot of bad options to make in a critical position to make them.
He made the least bad choice for the USA at the time
Panamas America's canal
Wrong.
F the maritime bs... at least in the courts...
Please dems shushhh
You’ll only say the wrong thing n currupt
LONG LIVE USA AND ALL ALLIES GOD BLESS AND PROTECT PREAIDENT DONALD J.TRUMP AND WHOLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD,TEAM,AND WHOLE USA AND ALL ALLIES OVER ccp and all kinds of enimies IN JESUS MIGHTY NAME WE PRAY!AMEN!AND AMEN!
KUDOS SEN.TED CRUZ,GOD IS WITH US!AMEN!
It belongs to Panama. Get it through your thick skull.
🇺🇸First
MAGA FAFO 😁😁
Cia announced covid was leaked from Chinese lab. Funny how forbes and other media that called it a lie refuse to report on it
🤔💕👍🏻
Only Panama shall operate the Canal, NOT China !! Pretty straightforward !! The Panama Canal must be returned to the US !! 28:14
But China is not operating the Panama Canal. You’re deluded.
We have to take it back, period there is no other option
No, thou shalt not steal.
Where was Joe during all of this?
wHAT IS SHE DOING MESSING AROUND THE pHONE?????? kEEP IT OF WHILE WORKING. !!!!!!!!!
Senator: "Some of us were in classified briefings and know more about this matter but that's not for us to talk about right now."
Also Senator: "Do you think that hypothetically.. but probably.. but we don't really know for sure.. but let's assume for a moment... That there are CHINESE SPIES in these companies working in and around the Panama canal. Wouldn't that constitute a blatant violation of our treaty? Hypothetically."
Me: "Well now we know what the classified briefings were about, dumbass! This guy is worse with secrets than Tom Holland." 😂
And the orginal treaty with Panama was signed only because of the Panama nation needed protection from Colombia which had been in control of Panama till they broke away. If not for the US promise of protection against an increasing Colombian threats that thing never even gets built.
Gee Forbes, Would a translucent banner really mean that much ?
Ted Cruz is one of the biggest jokes are in US politics and the total disgrace to humanity
I agree that we can't these people ruling over us or prob not even deserving to work at our local McDonald's.
Between this and the revitalization of Bill Burr, a new day is dawning….
With all do respect to the US Government (Jimmy Carter) I am sorry but what stupidity to give the Panama Canal to such small country. What they were thinking!
Many years ago when I was younger and I heard that they were giving the Canal back to Panama knowing its importance to the whole continent I thought to myself: “That sounds like a very stupid idea”
Solution: Park 6 large USA warships at each end of the canal and only let USA ships through the canal, at No Cost. Chinese ships will not be allowed. Then see what happens next when the money stops flowing into Panama.
Tell us more krusty
@ Yes I do like Krusty bread for sure.
Chinas already got container ships at each end of the canal
This was exactly what I was thinking. See how fast Panama rethinks this.
We scuttle the canal, and suddenly 40% of US containers have to do the long route.
Everyone loses
Who told you to build a canal in someone's else country? These Americans are loosing their mind
True.
Establish a military base.
Just like the 700 others eh?
Sell an aircraft carrier to Canada with some Raptors. This deal with Alberta including more oil and completely removing deficit and increasing security in pacific.
Are you insane???
Ocean and Gulf water and there is A water shortage?that
Maybe the US should look at making allies infrastructure better like China does, instead of just bullying and building military bases.
The state shall regulate or prohibit private monopolies when the. public interest so requires.no combination in restraintsof trade or. Unfair competition. Shall be allowed
Asking mishmashed 3-5 questions to multiple people in one go is not a good way to have a constructive conversation. Certainly some poor communicators on the panel. Overall an interesting discussion though
We been so busy focusing on pronouns china done stole the Panama Canal.
If Panama just closes the canal, Trumps tariffs would be strengthend.
Ai is giving great returns trading against these juvenile and costly outbursts by Ted Cruz and others #ProfitFromCorruption #AiFutures #FascistCorruption
Ahh, the Panama Canals chief architect actually a french guy named Reclus, the labor that built the actual the canal came from Barbado Jamica and the Caribbean. So that great American Project was not actually so american as we like to believe 🤔 😳 🙄 we did fianance a portion of it though.
There we go again.Out comes that overused and obsolete hand book.The 'Devil' has but a short time.....
Be afraid very afraid.
Why she says Pianama ?
KENYAN LIVING IN 🇬🇧 .... This is just stupid. Trump is right on this one .... One should not miss-use What was given to him freely... United States should take the canal back
Stop that. Work on our economy in the USA.
The price of transit (especially if openly auctioned, or even better traded as futures) simply allocates a scarce resource to the most valuable end uses. But that is a separate issue from CCP belt and road scheming.
that was quite interesting. The auction system is wild. Surely you prioritize based on importance of goods ranked?
Free market, whomever pays more gers the slot
@@dactarik2615 crazy town.
Should cruise ships be forced to pay federal minimum wage and taxes while they are in using the United States of America water ?
When cruise ships are sailing on American Waters oceans Rivers
Panama's canal like Trump World charged more than you should be charging too much and overpriced for everything gouging its customers
The Chinese are only sub contractor the owner are American citizen .the Panamacanal ownedby. The panamian and it was sold. To a private rich American trader why is the America always blame the chinese.thats it road BN iniatives
Mrs Rochester is right. Dont forget that china has 1.3 billion inhabitants and they can be put to work anywhere. Dont blame them. Blame the American inactivity in this area. If there had been more rain in panama this hearing would not have been necessary . There is no violation of any treaty.
Now you are blaming the chinese building 1700 ships and the US building 50. So, build more!!!