Three senators who hope to move to the Executive Branch in January were among the 86 legislators who voted in favor a bill that implements the United States-India Agreement for cooperation on peaceful uses of nuclear energy. Joe Biden, John McCain and Barack Obama all endorsed an agreement that will allow the two nations to trade nuclear materials for the first time in three decades. The legislation is expected to be signed by the president very quickly.

“I believe that historians would see this as part of the dramatic and positive departure in the U.S.-India relationship,” vice presidential candidate Biden said. “The approval of this agreement would help both countries to keep moving on the path of cooperation for a better world.” Biden leads the Senate’s Foreign Relations committee.

For more on the U.S.-India Agreement, see Congress Approves U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Accord.

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