Honorable Howard Berman
United States Representative, California, Democrat
Representative Berman was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in November 1982. In the 109th Congress, he served on the Judiciary Committee and the International Relations Committee, where he was the ranking minority member on the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property. He was also the ranking minority member on the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct. 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. Thisconference agreement — and the underlying nuclear deal with India —…
