Ben Cardin: “One of the most important functions of this committee is oversight, it is to make sure that the policies of our Nation…”

If Putin hates this so much, we're sure that there are a lot of other dictators who would hate this as well.

You have found the Achilles hill of the Putin regime. They rape, torture and kill with impunity and keep their ill-gotten gains in the West.

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…

Thank you very much for holding this hearing on the implementation of Global Magnitsky sanctions.