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Rick Santorum: “The problem is, there's a provision in this international law, which we would be adopting if the Senate ratifies this…”

On the recordDecember 4, 2012
The problem is, there's a provision in this international law, which we would be adopting if the Senate ratifies this, that puts the state, the state in the position of determining what is in the best interest of a disabled child.
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Rick Santorum
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Rick Santorum argues against the U.N. treaty, claiming it would allow the state to make decisions about disabled children's welfare.

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