Honorable James Inhofe
U.S. Senator, Oklahoma, Republican
Senator Inhofe was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1984. He serves on the Senate Armed Services Committee. The following is excerpted from a December 4, 2012, statement on the floor of the U.S. Senate during debate on ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. I want to make sure people understand there are different thoughts on this convention. It seems as though most of the time when the UN conventions or treaties come up that I have been opposed to them, and my concern always has been that of sovereignty. I do oppose…
