Ben Cardin: “I think it is important that we have a clear role that we play with the administration during trade agreements.”

There is no reason why somebody should be sanctioned in America and not in Europe or not in the U.K.

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…

We need to consider how we deal with that.

It was originally a piece of legislation targeting the people who killed Sergei Magnitsky.