Senate Proceeding on Nov 16th, 2006 :: 2:59:45 to 3:05:38
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Speech By: Richard Lugar

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Richard Lugar: mr. lugar: i thank the chair. i notice the presence of another important member of the distinguished foreign relations committee. the senator from ohio. the presiding officer: the senator from ohio is recognized.

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George Voinovich: mr. voinovich: mr. president, i rise to offer my support to the united states-india peaceful atomic energy cooperation act, of which i am a cosponsor. first, let me congratulate senators lugar and

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Speech By: George Voinovich

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George Voinovich: biden for their excellent bipartisan efforts to produce a quality piece of legislation. we can all be very, very proud of this product.~ i've long believed the united states and india should expand its

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George Voinovich: excellent friendship and embark upon a deeper, more strategic relationship. we now have that opportunity, and i urge my fellow members of the senate to pass 3709, a bill that will enable us to transform our

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George Voinovich: relationship with india and initiate a solid partnership with great security, economic, and environmental returns for u.s. national interests. as president bush said when he met with indian prime

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George Voinovich: minister mohammed singh in new delhi last spring, india in the 21st century is a natural partner of the united states because we are brothers in the cause of human liberty, end of quote. by expanding

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George Voinovich: civil nuclear cooperation with india, the united states has an opportunity to bring india into an arms control regime that will guarantee greater oversight and inspection rights and which will allow us to make

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George Voinovich: india's pre-existing nuclear program safer and more transparent. at a time when we are facing many other nuclear power challenges, we should welcome this as a positive step in the world of nonproliferation.

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George Voinovich: and it is not just the united states who supports civil nuclear cooperation with india. i was in vienna in may where i met with the international atomic energy agency, and during our meetings,

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George Voinovich: we are talking -- we were talking primarily about iran and what they were doing in terms of iran's violating of the nuclear nonproliferation agreement, we also talked about india and how they felt about the

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George Voinovich: proposal that was being entered into between the united states and india. and i was told at that time that india has been a more active and responsible partner in terms of their cooperation with the iaea

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George Voinovich: than many of the signatores to the nuclear nonproliferation agreement. and as was just pointed out by the senator from texas, later on, director general mohammed elbaradei called the idea contained in

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George Voinovich: this agreement a milestone and timely for ongoing efforts to consolidate the nonproliferation regime, combat nuclear terrorism, and strengthen nuclear safety. furthermore, this agreement will allow us to form

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George Voinovich: a critical strategic relationship with india. from a point of view, it's long, long overdue. the geo strategic facts are that china and india are two rising powers in the industrialized world. as

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George Voinovich: china expands its economic power and military strength, u.s. nuclear cooperation with india can help to even international keel. i'm also referring to the fact that china, sometime down the road, could

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George Voinovich: provide -- pose a threat to u.s. national security in the future. we're already working very carefully to make sure that doesn't happen, but it is something that we should think about. but i'm also thinking

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George Voinovich: about the fact that india and china also have a good relationship. so the fact that we're entering in a new relationship with india i think also would be well received by the chinese and other asian

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George Voinovich: countries and helpful to alleviating any tensions that exist. for the past 30 years, we let differences in our domestic policies and our international intentions keep us from working together, but

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George Voinovich: india is a unique democracy, a new shining city upon a hill. and we need this more than ever before. we need models like this where people of different faiths and ethnicities live together and where

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George Voinovich: the government is open and accountable for its actions. it's the largest democracy today that we have in the world. following the end of the cold war, new economic opportunities have created room

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George Voinovich: for cooperation between the united states and indian agriculture, commerce, defense, technology and education, and it's amazing to me the number of businesses that i have in ohio that have joint

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George Voinovich: ventures in india and indian investment in the state of ohio. in the aftermath of the september 11 attacks, india has been a leader in fighting terrorism and rooting out screamists from our society.

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George Voinovich: it -- screamists from our society it has a long record on these matters. and it's time we embrace india as part of that nonproliferation community. mr. president, i strongly encourage the senate to pass

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George Voinovich: 3907 and take the next step in bolstering our relationship with india, a democratic, economically sound, internationally integrated india will serve as a ballast in a region experiencing rapid sweeping