It gets stranger and stranger. Stay with me. It is basically weird. On tuesday, the senate rejected a u. S. Treaty aimed at protecting the rights of disabled people around the world. It is modeled on the americans for disability act. 125 other countries ratified it but in the full senate 38 republicans voted no leaving it 5 votes short of ratification. What we learned today is that some of the very same senators actually supported the treaty before they voted against it. Some even pledged their support publicly. Senator roy blunt of missouri was a flip flopper and Kay Bailey Hutchison and jerry moran of kansas. They all declined to come on the program. Theyre silent. Senator moran was a cosponsor of the measure to ratify the treaty and put a press release back in may proclaiming support for the treaty. I want to show you something else. Heres senator moran with former senator bob dole in june. Dole, a war veteran, a listening time supporter of disability rights and advocate of this tre
Around the world. 125 other countries ratified this, but in the full senate 38 republicans voted no leaving the treaty five votes short of ratification. What we learned today thats interesting is some of these same senators actually supported the treaty before they voted against it. Some even pledged their support very publicly. Senator roy blunt of missouri was a flipflopper and Kay Bailey Hutchinson of texas and senator jerry moran of kansas. We asked them all to come on the program and they declined. Theyre silent on this. Senator moran was a cosponsor of the measure to ratify the treaty. He even put a press release back in may proclaiming his support. Here he is with bob dole in june. Dole, a war veteran, former Republican Senate leader is a longtime supporter of disability rights and a strong advocate of this treaty. Just before tuesdays vote he came to the Senate Chamber 89 years old frail in his wheelchair. He thought it was that important to make a difference. It didnt. Some of
Electrical demand idle. Woodruff plus, the world has come together again in sochi for the paralympics. The u. S is competing, but noticeably absent in support of an International Treaty to ensure the rights of those with disabilities. Those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by ive been around long enough to recognize the people who are out there owning it. The ones getting involved, staying engaged. They are not afraid to question the path theyre on. Because the one question they never want to ask is, how did i end up here . I started schwab with those people. People who want to take ownership of their investments, like they do in every other aspect of their lives. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was
Woodruff plus, the world has come together again in sochi for the paralympics. The u. S is competing, but noticeably absent in support of an International Treaty to ensure the rights of those with disabilities. Those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by ive been around long enough to recognize the people who are out there owning it. The ones getting involved, staying engaged. They are not afraid to question the path theyre on. Because the one question they never want to ask is, how did i end up here . I started schwab with those people. People who want to take ownership of their investments, like they do in every other aspect of their lives. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the co
System and stand by israel and hang tough with our best friend. We cant survive without it. I often look back and say that i look back wistfully at the days of the cold war. That was back when they had two superpowers in the world, the ussr and the United States. They knew what they had, we knew their capacities, they had m. A. D. , mutual assured groks. That doesnt work anymore. Now have you these rogue elements out there that are developing weapons that can wipe out an entire United States city and im talking about not just in the middle east but north korea also. So were looking at the middle east, were looking at our only way of defending our allies there and of working to stop the capabilities of countries like iran to have a weapon that would reach the United States of america. So weve got to hang tough with our best friend, israel, and i pray that we do. Thank you, madam president. A senator madam president . The presiding officer the senator from virginia. Mr. Kaine madam presi