It is also true that this country has been one of the strongest in working with the international community to encourage countries to have an understanding that their border can be a sanctuary for those who otherwise are at risk in their own country.
Cardin emphasizes U.S. efforts to support safe havens for at-risk individuals internationally.
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It was originally a piece of legislation targeting the people who killed Sergei Magnitsky.
Why do we not widen this piece of legislation out so it includes all human rights abusers in Russia?
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.
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