Ben Cardin: “I would like to point out that under Assistant Secretary Gordon's direction, five men and women--count them--five…”

You have found the Achilles hill of the Putin regime. They rape, torture and kill with impunity and keep their ill-gotten gains in the West.

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

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…

We are going to do something about this.