Honorable Gary Ackerman
United States Representative, New York, Democrat
Representative Ackerman was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in March 1983. In the 109th Congress, he served on the Financial Services Committee and the International Relations Committee, where he was the ranking minority member on the Middle East and Central Asia Subcommittee. The following is excerpted from the December 9, 2006, House floor debate on passage of the Henry J. Hyde United States-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act conference report. Todayis truly a historic day for U.S.-India relations. [This] conference report willtransform our relationship with Indiaand bring reality to the process of nuclear nonproliferation. If you…