Honorable Frank Pallone
United States Representative, New Jersey, Democrat
Representative Pallone was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in November 1998. In the 109th Congress, he served on the Energy and Commerce Committee and the Resources Committee, where he was the ranking minority member on the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Conservation, Wildlife, and Oceans. 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. TheUnited States has animportant strategic partnership with India, and this civilian nuclearcooperation deal is a critical component to a continued successful partnership.The agreement strengthens energy security…
