
We need to make sure that in this country, we get back to having a civil discourse about our differences and that is an important lesson coming out of Pennsylvania.
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We need to make sure that in this country, we get back to having a civil discourse about our differences and that is an important lesson coming out of Pennsylvania.

The person, the suspect here who shot at that CEO and killed that CEO is a coward, not a hero.

That is not how you make progress in this country.

This is for people to know that there is money back in their pockets.

Law enforcement works best when it works together.

Our sanctions work best when we do coordinate with other countries.

We do not impose sanctions for punitive reasons. We impose sanctions for change of behavior.

I want to assure you, Mr. Chairman, that we are going to pursue this into the next Administration.

Roughly, 10 years ago, as everyone has discussed, you overcame the odds including from our own Democratic administration, President Obama, to pass the Magnitsky Act.

Roughly, 10 years ago, as everyone has discussed, you overcame the odds including from our own Democratic administration, President Obama, to pass the Magnitsky Act.

This is a clear, missed opportunity to use Global Magnitsky sanctions.

the gross abuse of human rights that is going on in the country.

We have to consider how we can use the tools at our disposal to defend basic rights.

My analysis, kind of--you know, inchoate analysis of sanctions in the 12 years I have been here is that we have been better at using sanctions to impose pain and not so good at using sanctions to change behavior.

We do not impose sanctions for punitive reasons. We impose sanctions for change of behavior.

Our sanctions work best when we do coordinate with other countries.

the gross abuse of human rights that is going on in the country.