Bill Authorizes Trump To “Repurchase” Panama Canal

The Hill reports:

Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) will introduce a bill that would authorize the president to purchase the Panama Canal and put it under U.S. control, an acquisition that President-elect Trump has been pushing over the last several weeks. Johnson plans to introduce the Panama Canal Repurchase Act on Thursday.

The bill would authorize the president, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to “initiate and conduct negotiations with appropriate counterparts of the Government of the Republic of Panama to reacquire the Panama Canal” according to draft text shared with The Hill.

Read the full article. Johnson first appeared here in 2023 for his ultimately unsuccessful bill to cut food stamps benefits.

Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) leading a bill that would pave way for repurchasing of Panama

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