Ben Cardin: “There is a very troubling trend in our hemisphere, and that is corruption.”

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.

We imposed sanctions on the individual.

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