[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18162]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             PROMOTING THE PARTNERSHIP OF INDIA AND AMERICA

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, over the weekend, the 
Nuclear Suppliers Group, an organization consisting of 45 nations 
working to reduce proliferation of nuclear weapons, announced that they 
had successfully implemented an agreement allowing for peaceful 
civilian nuclear cooperation with India. This is a great achievement 
for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Ambassador to Washington 
Ronen Sen. There were individuals of good faith on both sides of this 
issue whose concerns were heard, and this latest step ends 3 years of 
negotiations.
  The time to finalize the agreement is now. And we should recognize 
what a civilian nuclear agreement would mean for our Nation, for our 
energy needs, and for our economy. The agreement will produce stable, 
clean power for the people of India, promoting the strong partnership 
with America. This nuclear agreement will mean more prosperity through 
new jobs and economic growth for India and America.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th.

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