“a stunning failure of leadership”
“This budget is the epitome of 'America Last.'”
“We are unstoppable.”
“Everything will get better.”
“I vowed not to let Israel or America’s friends in the Persian Gulf 'get hurt or fail in any way, shape, or form.'”
“I’m popular”

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On the recordJune 21, 2017
I hope we can nip this idea in the bud. I hope it's one of those ideas in the President's budget that's just out there to stir up conversation. But it is a thoroughly awful idea, bad policy.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina
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Senator Graham criticizes a proposal in the President's budget as harmful.

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