What keeps the U.S. from signing the UN disabilities treaty?
Clip: 3/13/2014 | 6m 59s
What prevents the U.S. from signing the U.N. disabilities treaty?
Opponents of U.S. ratification by Congress of a United Nations convention that pushes for equal rights for those with disabilities argue that it would give the U.N. jurisdiction over domestic laws. Judy Woodruff talks to Rhode Island Rep. Jim Langevin and Michael Farris of Patrick Henry College.
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What keeps the U.S. from signing the UN disabilities treaty?
Clip: 3/13/2014 | 6m 59s
Opponents of U.S. ratification by Congress of a United Nations convention that pushes for equal rights for those with disabilities argue that it would give the U.N. jurisdiction over domestic laws. Judy Woodruff talks to Rhode Island Rep. Jim Langevin and Michael Farris of Patrick Henry College.
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