Ben Cardin actually said...

"We will participate within the OSCE on the monitoring, and we will make sure that we report accurately what happens in Russia."

"it is so important to put faces on issues."

"if Russia does not take action against the abusers, we are not going to give them the benefits of our country."

"the commitments to basic human rights are not an internal matter for a country, but are legitimate interests of all the members of the OSCE."