Arlen Specter: “I do under the same condition. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.”

I cannot applaud Rutland enough, because we had a similar hearing a few years ago when Senator Arlen Specter and I were here, and that shaped a number of federal programs for the better because of what we heard from you.

I urge my colleagues to move ahead with the prompt ratification of this treaty. I have long been interested in the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union, predecessor to Russia, on the issue of arms control, going back…

The priority was to protect the family at all costs.

This Convention has been ratified by 186 of the 193 countries involved, and it is a very important statement of international policy to respect the rights of women and to advance the cause of women.