Ben Cardin: “I really came to this hearing to try to learn more about this issue.”

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

We need to consider how we deal with that.

We imposed sanctions on the individual.

If we are going to carry this as a value on the international stage, that the United States stands up for human rights and certain values and the rule of law, is it not important that we be willing to apply these sanctions to accomplish…