Ben Cardin: “I think we do need to more actively support a move toward a transitional government that the current Burundian…”

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…

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

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

If Putin hates this so much, we're sure that there are a lot of other dictators who would hate this as well.