Ben Cardin

He is not doing what every other President has done, every other President, which is to set up a blind trust and divest.

You are taking an oath to defend the Constitution of the United States.

You are committed to enforcing the sanctions against Russia?

Russia is top on that list.

I want to deal with sanctions for one moment.

As tempting as it may be to turn the U.N. into a scapegoat for the world's problems, the U.N. system performs duties that are of immense value to the United States.

I just really want to set the record straight here about the vetting process used for Syrian refugees.

Our concern about Russia has been building for a long time, and many of us have been very open about the danger Russia poses to the world order.

I would take personal exception to that.

When we say never again, we mean never again.

You are going to need it at the United Nations, so the best to you.

Civilians are losing their lives because of this ethnic conflict.

I just really want to point out that in 2016 alone, 79 U.N. peacekeepers lost their life in service to humanity.

There is serious concern as to whether the current authorization used by the Obama administration and potentially to be used by the Trump administration covers the military actions that they have pursued.

I think you have impressed everybody in the individual meetings that you have had.

You cannot wipe this off. You cannot say, well, we will deal with the other issues of the Syrian civil war, but we will not hold those who are responsible accountable.

The U.N. must change. It must be fair. People must be held accountable.

But the EU and the United States have made it clear they will never recognize Russia's incursion into Crimea.

A free country has free and fair elections and does not interfere with other countries' free and fair elections.

A free country does not invade another country and take over territory.

Does that violate basic human rights? It does, yes.

I think it is important for Congress, article 1, to exercise its authority and to give the direction to these agencies on how they should conduct their business.

I just want to get your philosophy as to where the waters of the U.S. lines would be drawn.

I believe the clarity around this definition, the jurisdiction of the EPA, is essential to get right and to address.

I want to concentrate on the waters of the U.S. because ever since the Supreme Court decisions there has been an uncertainty as to what waters are, in fact, subject to regulation by the Federal Government and what waters are not.