Ben Cardin: “I want to thank Senator Sessions for his cooperation in arranging for this hearing.”

If Putin is so mad about this, probably there will be some other dictators that would not like it as well

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…

You have found the Achilles hill of the Putin regime. They rape, torture and kill with impunity and keep their ill-gotten gains in the West.

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