[Nfbf-l] Statement by the Press Secretary on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

[Bill Outman]

Amen.  

Bill Outman 



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Statement by the Press Secretary on the Convention on the Rights of Persons
with Disabilities We are disappointed that the overwhelming majority of
Senate Republicans today blocked the Convention on the Rights of Persons
with Disabilities, which would enshrine American standards that have been
developed through decades of bipartisan cooperation. Ratification would
require no changes to U.S. law, as the United States already leads the world
in promoting and protecting the rights of persons with disabilities.
However, it would position the United States to support extending across the
globe the rights that Americans already enjoy at home. This in turn would
improve the lives of Americans with disabilities -- including our wounded
service members -- who wish to live, work, and travel abroad. It would also
allow our businesses to operate on a more level playing field and reaffirm
American leadership on disability rights. For these reasons, and others,
Democrats and Republicans in the Senate and across the country -- as well as
disability advocacy groups, wounded warriors, veterans groups and business
groups -- have supported this treaty. We commend former Senator Dole and the
bipartisan coalition of Senators who worked to secure the treaty
resolution's passage, including Senators Reid, Kerry, Lugar and McCain. We
hope the Senate will reconsider this treaty soon in the next Congress. As
President Obama declared in a written statement read in tribute to Senator
Dole just before the vote, disability rights should not stop at our nation's
shores.
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