Ben Cardin actually said...

But what happened the night after the election is what brought us to the point where we are today.

I commend Senator Cardin, Senator Durbin, Congressman Smith, and others, who have been pressing for democracy and human rights in Belarus fo...

We should be thanking him and all that are with him for literally risking their lives.

The government's reaction was brutal, and its subsequent actions can only be interpreted as a campaign to crush the opposition.