Ben Cardin: “I oppose the changing of the existing law. There is a reason why that law was passed.”

We need to consider how we deal with that.

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

We imposed sanctions on the individual.

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…