Chris Van Hollen actually said...

Thank you for being here to tell the truth, even at great personal risk.

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 autoc...

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

It is false equivalence to draw a comparison between the democratic system in the United States with all its imperfections, but nevertheless...