Ben Cardin actually said...

Mike McFaul is as qualified as anyone could be to serve as Ambassador to Russia.

What this bill does is it closes that escape valve. It says that if you have committed murder, if you are responsible for torture, you can't...

Mr. Putin's reputation is much more concerning, problematic, from our point of view.

I strongly urge rapid passage of this legislation, which has forced Russian officials to take this case more seriously.