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White House says Indo-US nuclear deal has bipartisan support
Sridhar Krishnaswami
Washington, Sept 9 (PTI) The White House has said that as
the Indo-US civil nuclear deal has "bipartisan support" in the
legislature, there are "good" chances that the 123 agreement
would be ratified in the Congress 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 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 in her briefing.
She said that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her
team would be working closely with members of the Congress to
get the deal ratified in a timely fashion.
The landmark civilian nuclear agreement, which received a
waiver from the 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group on Saturday,
after hectic parleys spanning over three days will help create
more jobs for Americans and Indians, besides helping to
address issues of climate change, Perino said.
"It increases jobs for Indians and for Americans. It
increases innovation and competition. Civil nuclear energy is
the way of the future if we want to power this country (India)
in a way that is clean, renewable, and does not emit
greenhouse gases," she added.
The deal faces its final hurdle as the U.S. Congress met
Monday for its session that ends on September 26.
Earlier in her opening remarks, Perino welcomed the
Members of Congress from their recess and said that
the administration had a number of legislative priorities
including the civilian nuclear deal with India.
"There's much work to be done, and not a lot of time to
do it in. There are many legislative priorities that we have.
And we would like to work with Congress in a bipartisan way to
deal with things," Perino said.
National Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe also
said that US President George W Bush is "hopeful" of being
able to push the deal through Congress before his term ends in
January next year.
Washington, Sept 9 (PTI) The White House has said that as
the Indo-US civil nuclear deal has "bipartisan support" in the
legislature, there are "good" chances that the 123 agreement
would be ratified in the Congress 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 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 in her briefing.
She said that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her
team would be working closely with members of the Congress to
get the deal ratified in a timely fashion.
The landmark civilian nuclear agreement, which received a
waiver from the 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group on Saturday,
after hectic parleys spanning over three days will help create
more jobs for Americans and Indians, besides helping to
address issues of climate change, Perino said.
"It increases jobs for Indians and for Americans. It
increases innovation and competition. Civil nuclear energy is
the way of the future if we want to power this country (India)
in a way that is clean, renewable, and does not emit
greenhouse gases," she added.
The deal faces its final hurdle as the U.S. Congress met
Monday for its session that ends on September 26.
Earlier in her opening remarks, Perino welcomed the
Members of Congress from their recess and said that
the administration had a number of legislative priorities
including the civilian nuclear deal with India.
"There's much work to be done, and not a lot of time to
do it in. There are many legislative priorities that we have.
And we would like to work with Congress in a bipartisan way to
deal with things," Perino said.
National Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe also
said that US President George W Bush is "hopeful" of being
able to push the deal through Congress before his term ends in
January next year.
