3 days ago · US Warships, Consumers Overpaying for Canal that America Built. WASHINGTON, D.C. – In his opening statement at today’s Senate Commerce Committee hearing titled “Fees and Foreign Influence: Examining the Panama Canal and Its Impact on U.S. Trade and National Security,” Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) stressed the importance of the Panama Canal for the American economy and voiced concerns ...

11 hours ago · What Cruz’s Panama Canal hearing actually revealed by Nivia Rossana Castrellón, opinion contributor - 01/30/25 9:30 AM ET. ... Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) set an assertive tone, declaring that ...

23 hours ago · The Senate Commerce Committee, led by Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, is examining China's growing influence in the Panama Canal Zone after President Donald Trump suggested the U.S. should take over the waterway by force, if necessary; The Panama Canal is a crucial conduit for global trade.

3 days ago · U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a full committee hearing titled “Fees and Foreign Influence: Examining the Panama Canal and Its Impact on U.S. Trade and National Security” on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at 10:00 am EST.

2 days ago · A cargo ship sails through the Agua Clara Locks of the Panama Canal in Colon City, Panama, on Dec. 28, 2024 AFP via Getty Images. The treaty held that the US would cede control over the canal ...

3 days ago · 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 ...

2 days ago · “Serving forty percent of U.S. seaborne container trade, the Panama Canal is vital to American economic and national security interests,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who chairs the committee ...

2 days ago · Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on the Panama Canal: "With the passage of time many have lost sight of the canal's importance both to national security and to the U.S. economy. Not President Trump."

2 days ago · China’s influence on the Panama Canal poses "acute risks to U.S. national security," Sen. Ted Cruz is warning Tuesday, alleging the Chinese Communist Party has taken a "militaristic interest" in ...

2 days ago · U.S. Senator Ted Cruz leads a Senate committee hearing today at 10am EST that will examine the importance of the Panama Canal to the American economy and our national security.