Below is a list of 36 Republican Senators who signed a letter by Senators Mike Lee and Pat Toomey on September 20, 2012, pledging that they would not consider any U.N. Treaties in this lame duck session. Unfortunately, we are being told that several are willing to break that pledge and vote for the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) if it comes to the floor. It is amazing that anyone would sign this letter before the election but be so quick to break their word after the election.
We encourage you to sign our CRPD petition and email or call these Senators to thank them for agreeing to oppose all U.N. Treaties in this lame duck session of Congress. Please ask them to keep their word should any come up for a vote. You can find suggested language for your communication below the list of Senators.
Alabama
Jeff Sessions
Richard Shelby
Arizona
John Kyl
John McCain
Arkansas
John Boozman
Florida
Marco Rubio
Georgia
Johnny Isakson
Idaho
Jim Risch
Mike Crapo
Indiana
Dan Coats
Iowa
Chuck Grassley
Kansas
Pat Roberts
Kentucky
Rand Paul
Louisiana
David Vitter
Massachusetts
Scott Brown
Mississippi
Thad Cochran
Roger Wicker
Missouri
Roy Blunt
Nebraska
Mike Johanns
Nevada
Dean Heller
North Carolina
Richard Burr
North Dakota
John Hoeven
Ohio
Rob Portman
Oklahoma
Jim Inhofe
Tom Coburn
Pennsylvania
Pat Toomey
South Carolina
Jim DeMint
Lindsey Graham
South Dakota
John Thune
Tennessee
Lamar Alexander
Bob Corker
Texas
John Cornyn
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Utah
Orrin Hatch
Mike Lee
Wyoming
Mike Enzi
Republicans who did not sign the letter:
Alaska
Lisa Murkowski (I)
Illinois
Mark Kirk
Indiana
Richard Lugar
Kansas
Jerry Moran
Georgia
Saxby Chambliss
Maine
Susan Collins
Olympia Snowe
New Hampshire
Kelly Ayotte
Wyoming
John Barrasso
Suggested Language
Dear INSERT SENATOR,
I am wring to thank you for signing a letter dated September 20, 2012 pledging to not consider any U.N Treaties, including the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), in this lame duck session of Congress. I am relieved to know that you believe Congress should not take up any treaties, particularly the misguided CRPD that would give the United Nations oversight on how we parent our special needs kids.
I understand that the Senate may try to reverse this commitment and bring CRPD up anyway. I trust you’ll keep your word to fight consideration of this and all UN Treaties before Congress adjourns. Thank you.
Sincerely,
INSERT NAME