Christopher Coons: “But if we fail to invest in the State Department and the powerful diplomatic tools we have...”

We need to provide more support for personnel, for operations, for outreach to support the Human Rights Defenders Fund.

I have been engaged in these issues a long time and gravely concerned to continue to hear about the steady loss of freedom around the world.

It was his suggestion that we tighten the use of the Magnitsky sanctions against corruption, and he was responsible for expanding the sanctions against corruption.

When the U.S. leads other countries follow, and we see now, thanks to our efforts and thanks to Bill Browder's efforts, a dozen countries--two dozen countries have now passed Magnitsky type sanctions.