Ben Cardin: “The President and Secretary Blinken have stated that human rights must be at the center of our foreign policy.”

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…

first, I want to thank Senator Cassidy for his cooperation in putting together this package. It is a package of bills that were favorably considered by the committee. They are noncontroversial. I want to thank also Senator Kelly for his…

if Putin is so mad about this, probably there will be some other dictators that would not like it as well

I will withhold my request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Maryland. ____________________