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Wed, 09/10/2008 - 09:34
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U.S. govt puts on fast track process for N-deal approval
Sridhar Krishnaswami
Washington, Sep 9 (PTI) With time running out, the Bush dministration has put on fast track the process for approval of the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal by the U.S. Congress before the end of the incumbent President's term.
All indications to this effect were given by the State Department, White House and the National Security Council on bringing forward a "package" of proposals that will ensure smooth passage of the 123 Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President George W. Bush entered into three years ago.
"As we speak, we have people working on that package that
is required by the so-called Hyde amendment, the Hyde
Amendment Package.
"So we are busily working on that, we, the U.S.
government, in preparing to submit that to the Congress,"
State Department spokesperson Sean McCormack said Monday.
Though the time for the Congress to ratify the deal is
short, the Bush administration is committed to trying to move
the agreement forward, he said.
McCormack said that senior members of Congress,
including Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Howard
Berman and Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Joseph Biden, have been contacted to push the deal.
"We're going to do everything we can to hold up our end
of the bargain," he added.
Meanwhile, the White House urged the Congress to "act
soon on this important measure", saying Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice and her team would be working very closely
with members of Congress over the next several weeks to see if
it could be done in a timely fashion.
"I would say that signs for it to be able to pass are
good, given the bipartisan support it's enjoyed in the past. I
don't think that anything has changed in that regard. So if
they are able to get anything done, this could be one of
them," White House spokesperson Dana Perino said.
National Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe said
the administration would work with Congress to get the deal
approved. "We're hopeful," he said.
Under the Hyde Amendment package, the administration has
to convince the Congress through a set of seven to nine
presidential determinations stipulated by the Hyde Act on the
N.S.G. waiver and certification on India's progress regarding
safeguards in civilian nuclear facilities for peaceful use.
PTI SK
Washington, Sep 9 (PTI) With time running out, the Bush dministration has put on fast track the process for approval of the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal by the U.S. Congress before the end of the incumbent President's term.
All indications to this effect were given by the State Department, White House and the National Security Council on bringing forward a "package" of proposals that will ensure smooth passage of the 123 Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President George W. Bush entered into three years ago.
"As we speak, we have people working on that package that
is required by the so-called Hyde amendment, the Hyde
Amendment Package.
"So we are busily working on that, we, the U.S.
government, in preparing to submit that to the Congress,"
State Department spokesperson Sean McCormack said Monday.
Though the time for the Congress to ratify the deal is
short, the Bush administration is committed to trying to move
the agreement forward, he said.
McCormack said that senior members of Congress,
including Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Howard
Berman and Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Joseph Biden, have been contacted to push the deal.
"We're going to do everything we can to hold up our end
of the bargain," he added.
Meanwhile, the White House urged the Congress to "act
soon on this important measure", saying Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice and her team would be working very closely
with members of Congress over the next several weeks to see if
it could be done in a timely fashion.
"I would say that signs for it to be able to pass are
good, given the bipartisan support it's enjoyed in the past. I
don't think that anything has changed in that regard. So if
they are able to get anything done, this could be one of
them," White House spokesperson Dana Perino said.
National Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe said
the administration would work with Congress to get the deal
approved. "We're hopeful," he said.
Under the Hyde Amendment package, the administration has
to convince the Congress through a set of seven to nine
presidential determinations stipulated by the Hyde Act on the
N.S.G. waiver and certification on India's progress regarding
safeguards in civilian nuclear facilities for peaceful use.
PTI SK
