Dick Lugar: “the resetting of relations between Russia--between Moscow and Washington can be a relatively smooth process.”

I join the chairman in thanking John McCain for his testimony, his courage, his eloquence, and his mention of those on our side of the aisle who have historically fought for the disabled. That is a very important fact today, and his…

Diplomacy is not a luxury. It is essential to American national security, especially in an era of terrorism.

jettisoning treaties that provide a legal framework for exposing Russian violations achieves nothing.

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 convention would…