Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Makes CRPD Statement in Senate Record: Emphasizes the importance of moving the CRPD forward to ratification!

As the Senate session closed on Thursday, August 2, Senator Reid made a point to state his support for the bipartisan effort to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.  Senators Durbin (D-IL), McCain (R-AZ), Kerry (D-MA), Moran (R-KS), Coons (D-DE), Barrasso (R-WY), Harkin (D-IA), and Udall (D-NM) have all joined together to lead the support of the CRPD.  In his statement, Senator Reid acknowledged this tremendous bipartisanship and the importance of ratifying the CRPD:

“This Convention is a another step towards ensuring that all people with a disability, in any country, are treated with dignity and given the right to achieve to their full potential . . . Just like passing the Americans with Disabilities Act, ratifying this Convention is, quite simply, the right thing to do.” Senator Reid, Senate Majority Leader