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Statement by the White House Press Secretary on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2012.

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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…

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