Honorable Richard Lugar
U.S. Senator, Indiana, Republican
Senator Lugar was first elected to the U.S. Senate in November 1976. He was the ranking Republican member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in the 112th Congress. 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. As we all now know, the Senate will vote today on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The United States has long been a leader in its treatment of those with disabilities. Becoming a party to the…
