Christopher Coons: “If it is not magical, that there is something special that 10 years is the catch all to find something, then I agree…”

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.

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.

I am particularly concerned about our friends in Georgia.