CSCE :: Statement :: Chairman Cardin floor statement on 2014 OSCE PA Annual Session
United States of America
PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 113th CONGRESS, 2nd SESSION
Vol. 160
Washington, Wednesday, July 9, 2014
No. 106
Senate
CHAIRMAN CARDIN FLOOR STATEMENT ON 2014 OSCE PA ANNUAL SESSION
BEN CARDIN
OF MARYLAND
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
On July 9, 2014, Senator Ben Cardin, Chairman of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, and Senator Roger Wicker, Ranking Member of the Commission, held a colloquy on the Senate floor with Senator Tom Harkin to discuss the outcome of the U.S. delegation’s participation at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) annual session from June 28-July 2 that successfully advanced priority security and human rights initiatives. Key among the U.S. initiatives was a resolution introduced by Chairman Ben Cardin condemning Russia’s violation of international commitments by annexing Crimea and directly supporting separatist conflict in Ukraine.