Senators trade blame over India deal delay
Republican and Democratic leaders on Tuesday blamed each other for the U.S. Senates delay in approving the landmark U.S.-India nuclear cooperation agreement.
Despite overwhelming congressional support for the deal and a multimillion-dollar lobbying campaign by India and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a bill making key changes in U.S. law to let India buy nuclear reactors and fuel remains stymied, senators and other sources said.
While the Senate, due to adjourn at weeks end, could take up the bill when it returns for a lame duck session after the November elections, other approvals are needed beyond that and likely will push the deals final fate into 2007, they said.
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