Top 5 reasons why Republicans opposed the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Thursday, December 6, 2012
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) stood against the U.N. treaty to protect people with disabilities. SOURCE: Lee.Senate.gov

Top 5 reasons cited by Senate Republicans for opposing the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: 

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Transcript: Sen. Chuck Grassley’s floor remarks against the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Edited by Jenny Jiang Transcript of statements by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) against ratifying the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on the Senate floor…

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Senate Republicans blocked ratification of U.N. treaty to protect people with disabilities

Wednesday, December 5, 2012
SOURCE: WhiteHouse.gov

Thirty-eight Republican Senators voted yesterday to block the ratification of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, brushing aside pleas from veterans groups, disability advocates,…

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Transcript: Republican candidate Todd Akin’s concession speech after losing the Missouri Senate race

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Transcript of Republican candidate Todd Akin’s concession speech after losing the Missouri Senate race to Dem. Sen. Claire McCaskill on Nov. 6, 2012:

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Transcript: Indiana GOP Senate candidate Richard Mourdock’s concession speech

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Transcript: Republican candidate Richard Mourdock’s concession speech after losing the Indiana Senate race on Nov. 6, 2012:  *Excerpts exclude Mourdock’s acknowledgement of his campaign staff by name Thank…

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Transcript: Indiana Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock’s comments on denying abortion in rape cases

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Edited by Jenny Jiang Transcript of Republican candidate Richard Mourdock’s comments on abortion in cases of rape at the Indiana Senate debate on Oct. 23, 2012: 

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Transcript: President Barack Obama’s “Romnesia” remarks

Saturday, October 20, 2012

Edited by Jenny Jiang Excerpts from President Barack Obama’s speech at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia on Oct. 19, 2012:

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Presidential town hall debate excerpts – President Barack Obama on pay equality for women

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Edited by Jenny Jiang Excerpts from the presidential town hall debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York on Oct. 16, 2012 Transcript of President Barack Obama’s remarks on pay…

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VP debate excerpts – Joe Biden on Catholicism and abortion

Friday, October 12, 2012

Edited by Jenny Jiang Excerpts from Vice President Joe Biden’s remarks on his Catholic faith and stance on abortion at the vice presidential debate on Oct. 11, 2012: …

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Transcript: Vice President Joe Biden’s remarks at the Democratic National Convention

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Transcript of remarks by Vice President Joe Biden at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, September 6, 2012:  My fellow Democrats, and my favorite Democrat. Jilly, I want…

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