Ben Cardin: “I think we have to act when we have a reason to do it, but we have to think about the consequences after those actions.”

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

We are going to do something about this.

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…

We imposed sanctions on the individual.