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Post by bot on Nov 29, 2012 12:56:35 GMT -5
Hoyer Statement on Senate Consideration of U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement in response to the Senate consideration of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: “Today, the full Senate is considering the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, a landmark treaty that will strengthen the rights and freedoms of individuals with disabilities throughout the world – and which was reported favorably by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in July. The Disabilities Convention draws heavily on the Americans with Disabilities Act, which Congress passed in 1990 with broad bipartisan support, and the Convention has already been championed by an array of leaders from both parties. Its ratification will send a strong message that the United States is committed to the human rights, equal opportunity, and full inclusion of all who live with disabilities in our country and every other. I was proud to have helped lead the effort, along with former Rep. Tony Coelho and others, to pass the Americans with Disabilities Act, and I join in calling on the Senate to agree to the Convention’s swift ratification.” Visit www.democraticwhip.gov/ for more press, floor and member resources.
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