Ben Cardin: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and let me thank both of our nominees for their willingness to serve our country.”

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.

If Putin hates this so much, we're sure that there are a lot of other dictators who would hate this as well.

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

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…