Ben Cardin actually said...

"When we asked for help from Russia at the U.N. Security Council to stop Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, and to help prevent the killing of innocent citizens in Syria, we got 'nyet' in return."

"We need a vehicle like the Magnitsky bill, for example, that sends a message to Russia that we are serious about human rights and that we will deny visas and block assets of persons who are human righ..."

"Do you not see the correlation between the consequences of a Russia that does these things and the domestic concerns that we have that actually affect your businesses?"

"Some of us have joined together what is known as the Magnitsky bill, which deals with human rights violators."