Honorable Robert Dole
Former U.S. Senator, Kansas, Republican
Senator Dole served in the U.S. Senate from 1969 to 1996. He was Senate majority leader from January 1985 to January 1987 and again from January 1995 to June 1996. He was the Republican presidential nominee in 1996. The following is excerpted from a December 4, 2012, statement on the Senate vote on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. I’d like to thank my former colleagues, members of the administration, and many friends whose efforts have brought about the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. In their diversity they reflect America itself — I’m…
