Ben Cardin

I have learned the importance of participating in elections by supporting candidates in whom you believe.

I really appreciate your testimony, particularly your encouragement on the Congress passing a State Department authorization in a routine manner, which I think would strengthen the unity on foreign policy in this country.

And I can assure you have this committee that stands with you in these struggles.

I also worked closely with a wide range of government officials and political party leaders to ensure opposition parties and candidates were able to campaign without interference or pressure.

I helped mobilize like-minded NATO and other partners to push the Ukrainian Government to address the fraud, which resulted in a revote, which produced a more free and fair election and a different outcome.

I look forward to building on these past experiences and working with President Trump, Congress and other key stakeholders to advance human rights and democracy.

I look forward to working with my Canadian counterparts to continue to promote our common values.

Russia represents an extreme danger against America. That is the reason we are going to pass and enact the stronger sanctions...

We hope that, within a matter of days, we are going to pass legislation through both the House and Senate in regard to Russia.

It is a democratic country. But it is a country that does not protect the human rights of its citizens against discrimination.

You have support on both sides of the aisle to reinforce American values in Singapore and elsewhere.

I think that attention to the whole Russian aggression in Ukraine is so important.

Singapore is a small country. It is an important country. It is one of the economic powers. It is the gateway to the China Seas, which is very important for national security.

I want to join you. Each of you have an impressive background, and your testimonies here today have been very much in keeping with the impressive backgrounds that you have.

NATO is so important to our national security. Probably today more than ever before, there are challenges.

I think it is very important.

Their goal is to destabilize democracies.

Russia's aggression really is a major concern to many of our NATO partners.

At my urging, the U.S. Government ended all assistance to a national police force in one country due to our concerns about the use of extrajudicial killings.

I advocated public statements by the Embassy to highlight areas of eroding respect by foreign governments of democratic institutions and norms.

Promoting human rights and democracy has been a top priority of mine, both during my government service and as a law professor.

Respect for human rights while combating terrorism is an essential part of any successful and sustainable counterterrorism strategy.

I have sought to contribute meaningfully to the promotion of human rights and democracy throughout my career.

Russia will do everything it can to destabilize and to pose a threat to democracy.

Aren't you going to ask Mr. Johnson if you can speak the British English?