Ben Cardin: “Secretary Gates shares the importance and the attention that is needed for gender equality.”

We imposed sanctions on the individual.

We are going to do something about this.

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

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…