Benjamin L. Cardin: “We cannot achieve these objectives without addressing the root causes of poor governance, including pervasive and…”

I appreciate that, and I support everything you just said...

I think it is absolutely essential that we be very clear that Maduro was not elected as president of Venezuela.

I introduced the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act as a way of saying that we will hold abusers accountable even if their own country does not.

I thank Senator Cardin for his leadership in championing the Global Magnitsky Act.