Ben Cardin: “Are the reforms aimed at giving judges the independence they need to make independent choices rather than just following…”

We need to consider how we deal with that.

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.

It was originally a piece of legislation targeting the people who killed Sergei Magnitsky.