Ben Cardin actually said...

"the case of Judge Maria Afiuni who was imprisoned, abused, spent 4 years under house arrest."

"democracy is nothing without checks on government power."

"My work on the Helsinki Commission is focused on human rights globally, and what happened there with Boko Haram kidnapping girls that are just going to school should be shocking to the entire world."

"Sanctions against Russian banks and state-owned enterprises, especially any doing business in Crimea, should be adopted."