Ben Cardin: “If confirmed, I will ensure that USTR continues to pursue an agreement with Colombia on accelerated tariff elimination.”

Why do we not widen this piece of legislation out so it includes all human rights abusers in Russia?

Thank you very much for holding this hearing on the implementation of Global Magnitsky sanctions.

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

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…