Washington: The US Senate is expected to begin hearings on the nuclear deal on Thursday night. Senate approval is seen as very likely given the fact that Joe Biden who heads the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is pro deal.
As the Bush administration presses Congress to waive the 30-day waiting period for the deal pressure is building on others to support the nuclear deal.
Senators and Congressmen ranging from Gary Ackerman to Joe Wilson have urged deal critic Howard Berman to schedule the nuclear deal in the house and bring it up for vote.
This historic agreement for the two nations has won approval from the International Atomic Energy Agency and the 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group.
It would enhance US-India economic relations and assist the world's largest democracy to successfully meet growing energy needs.
Congress must act quickly to ensure passage on this agreement before recessing
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