The concurrent resolution, S. CON. RES. 18, calls for the immediate release of Marc Fogel, a United States citizen and teacher, who was sentenced to 14 years in a Russian penal colony for carrying medical marijuana intended for personal use. The resolution argues that Fogel's sentence is...
Simple Explanation
The Senate says Marc Fogel, a teacher from America, got too long a punishment from Russia for having medicine. They want Russia to let him go and for America to keep asking for his freedom, along with other Americans stuck there.