Ben Cardin actually said...

I do hope that we can engage, and not be worried about an engagement here.

I just want to agree with our leaders on this committee about the importance of improving our relationship with the--with Russia.

I must tell you, there is skepticism by my colleagues in Russia as to the sincerity of our reaching out, at this point.

There are many concerns. A lot of them have been brought out. We have human rights concerns, from how they treat their journalists to the ri...