Washington:
The US House of Representatives has adopted unanimously by voice vote H Res 890 to commend the maturing of India-US relations and to welcome the Indian Prime Minister to the United States.
The resolution, a rare gesture by the House of Representatives, notes that "The relationship between the United States and India has great potential to promote stability, democracy, prosperity, and peace throughout the world and enhance the ability of both countries to work together to provide global leadership in areas of mutual concern and interest;
Whereas the Prime Minister of India, His Excellency Dr. Manmohan Singh, has helped shape India's economic policies to permit the expansion of a market economy, which has led to greater economic prosperity for India and the growth of a middle class;"
The resolution was sponsored by Co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans Representatives Jim McDermott and Representative Ed Royce, and co-sponsored by Representative Gary Ackerman, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, and Representative Dan Burton, Ranking Member on the committee.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Rep Ileana Ross-Lehtinen, Rep Ackerman and Rep McDermott made statements on the floor of the House.
The resolution, a rare gesture by the House of Representatives, notes that "The relationship between the United States and India has great potential to promote stability, democracy, prosperity, and peace throughout the world and enhance the ability of both countries to work together to provide global leadership in areas of mutual concern and interest;
Whereas the Prime Minister of India, His Excellency Dr. Manmohan Singh, has helped shape India's economic policies to permit the expansion of a market economy, which has led to greater economic prosperity for India and the growth of a middle class;"
The resolution was sponsored by Co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans Representatives Jim McDermott and Representative Ed Royce, and co-sponsored by Representative Gary Ackerman, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, and Representative Dan Burton, Ranking Member on the committee.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Rep Ileana Ross-Lehtinen, Rep Ackerman and Rep McDermott made statements on the floor of the House.
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