On the recordMarch 7, 2016
In certain respects, we are hamstringing the State Department by our failure to pass an authorization bill.
Source
congress.govIn certain respects, we are hamstringing the State Department by our failure to pass an authorization bill.
Cardin emphasizes the negative impact of not passing an authorization bill on the State Department.
Share
More from Ben Cardin
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?
If Putin hates this so much, we're sure that there are a lot of other dictators who would hate this as well.
There is no reason why somebody should be sanctioned in America and not in Europe or not in the U.K.