“I want to commend the Senate for passing this historic agreement and I especially applaud the efforts of key members of the House and the Senate who have worked hand in hand with Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns and in cooperation with USIBA/USINPAC to keep this deal alive. Tonight’s vote is a culmination of those efforts which will re-define US-India relations for generations to come and USINPAC/USIBA should be recognized for the significant work they have done to bring this agreement about.”
Sen. Kit Bond (R-MO) 

I wish to assure you of my commitment to work with you as we begin the process of undertaking a civic nuclear cooperation agreement between the US and India...
Congressman Tom Lantos, Ranking Member of the House International Relations Committee, in a letter to Ambassador Ronen Sen dated November 8th, 2005, at an event hosted by USINPAC

President Bush has shown outstanding leadership by transforming our relations with India, which is the world's largest democracy and a key ally in the fight against terrorism. Of the many important issues we work on with India, the issue that is receiving the majority of Congress's attention is the issue of civilian nuclear cooperation.
Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Senior Member of the House International Relations Committee and Co-Chair of the House Caucus on India and Indian Americans