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Dick Durbin: “Women have been waiting for 30 years. The United States Senate should ratify this treaty without further delay.”

On the recordNovember 17, 2010
Women have been waiting for 30 years. The United States Senate should ratify this treaty without further delay.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin calls for immediate ratification of CEDAW after decades of delay.

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