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On the recordJanuary 15, 2014
Senator McCain and I have authored legislation that would make the Magnitsky sanctions global.
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

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Cardin discusses legislation aimed at expanding sanctions related to human rights abuses.

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