Ben Cardin: “We must first recognize that the Chesapeake Bay Program has played a critical role in stemming the tide of pollution.”

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

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…

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