Everyone who has worn the uniform of the United States knows that fighting for our country doesn't stop when deployment ends. Our duty to our fellow soldiers, and our fellow citizens, is a lifelong promise made when we joined the greatest fighting force the world has ever known. It is a promise I made proudly nearly 20 years ago and one I intend to keep by fighting for the tens of millions of disabled Americans and the millions of disabled American veterans.

I am standing up for them, and a generation of servicemembers returning home from a decade at war, by calling for the passage of the Disabilities Treaty. This critical international agreement will make it easier for our veterans to study, work and travel overseas.

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