Chris Hollen actually said...

"I do not think there is any equivalence between a system of government based on the rule of law and democratic elections and a corrupt autocracy that is Vladimir Putin's regime."

"it is important that we always distinguish between actions of the Putin regime and the will of the Russian people."

"I worry very much about this false equivalence that President Trump has created between the United States and Russia under Vladimir Putin."

"It is false equivalence to draw a comparison between the democratic system in the United States with all its imperfections, but nevertheless, a system devoted to democracy and personal freedom, that i..."