Ben Cardin: “I want to reiterate my support for those core values of strong science, transparency and the rule of law.”

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…

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

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

We need to consider how we deal with that.