Benjamin L. Cardin: “if Putin is so mad about this, probably there will be some other dictators that would not like it as well”

why do we not widen this piece of legislation out so it includes all human rights abusers in Russia?

Nowhere has this been more on display than what has occurred in Hong Kong in recent years as the passage of the National Security Law and entry into force of Article 23 destroyed what remains of Hong Kong's democracy.

Iran's threat is real.

We imposed sanctions on the individual.