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US Senate panel's Democratic Chairman Howard Berman may not oblige Bush- Manmohan for the India-US nuke deal
The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, headed by Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden, has called America's third top diplomat, Under Secretary for Political Affairs, William J. Burns, to testify on the implementing 123 agreement Thursday. With Biden, an avid supporter of the deal campaigning, fellow Democrat Chris Dodd will preside over the first Congressional move on Bush's request for quick approval of the landmark accord following Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) waiver for India for nuclear trade.
While the Senate panel is widely expected to not only recommend the deal to the full senate for approval, but also waive a mandatory 30-day waiting period for the legislation to be considered, a hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Committee is yet to be called. The deal has the backing of top Congressional leadership including speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate majority leader Harry Reid besides broad bipartisan support in the Democratic controlled Congress.
However, Berman who supports the India deal but has some reservations about the NSG waiver for India is yet to be persuaded despite Bush administration'' s concerted efforts led by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
In one more attempt to bring Berman around, Joe Wilson, Republican co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, has written a letter to him seeking support for "passage of the US-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement."
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