Ben Cardin: “The trade of ivory and rhino horn, sourced in Africa but fueled primarily by strong demand in Asia, today contributes to…”

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

There is no reason why somebody should be sanctioned in America and not in Europe or not in the U.K.

If Putin hates this so much, we're sure that there are a lot of other dictators who would hate this as well.

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…