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Lindsey Graham

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Lindsey Olin Graham is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from South Carolina since 2003. A member of the Republican Party, Graham has been a prominent figure in national politics, known for his work on issues such as national security, foreign policy, and judicial appointments. He has played a key role in various legislative efforts and has been an outspoken advocate for military support to Ukraine in recent years.

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Mar 5, 2017

It's not a distraction as much as it is unnerving. If it's true, it's earth shattering.

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Mar 5, 2017

If the former president of the United States was able to obtain a warrant lawfully to monitor Trump's campaign for violating the law, that would be the biggest scandal since Watergate. I'm very worried that our president is suggesting that…

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Feb 19, 2017

My biggest concern with President Trump, and I want to help him where I can, is that he's never really looked the camera in the eye and said even though it was the Democratic Party that suffered, from Russian interference, I am now the…

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Feb 13, 2017

Did Gen. Flynn do this by himself? If he didn't do it by himself, who directed him to engage the Russians?

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Feb 7, 2017

It's also interesting, Paul, I mean, Senator Lindsey Graham who's not exactly an apologist for President Trump in any way, said it was long overdue for the Senate to take action against Senator Warren saying she's just posturing for a 2020…

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Feb 6, 2017

When it comes to people's healthcare, I've seen speed. I've seen partisan results, it's called Obamacare. I don't want to go down that road. The only goal I have in my own mind is try to find a way to improve healthcare for people who…

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Jan 31, 2017

Soft power is destroyed in this budget.

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Jan 31, 2017

If we do not help the King of Jordan more at a time of critical need, his kingdom could fall.

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Jan 31, 2017

To the American taxpayer, the King of Jordan is the best ally we could hope to have.

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Jan 31, 2017

To skip over these programs is to allow them to die over time.

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Jan 31, 2017

By 2042, Medicare and Social Security alone will consume all the revenue sent to Washington.

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Jan 31, 2017

But here is what the President needs to do. He needs to look people in the eye and tell them that that is an impossible promise if you are serious about getting out of debt.

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Jan 31, 2017

I would like to eliminate the death tax because I just do not like the concept of taxing people's estate when they die.

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Jan 31, 2017

Obama increased taxes by $3.1 trillion in 2017. I think that would devastate the economy.

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Jan 31, 2017

For 8 years, President Obama presented a budget, which was a proposal, and got zero votes in the United States or the U.S. House.

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Jan 29, 2017

I'm not trying to start a war. I'm trying to win the war we're in, and you're not going to win the war by lumping everybody into a big pot.

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Jan 25, 2017

Simply put, any policy proposal which drives up costs of corona, tequila or margaritas is a big time bad idea. Mucho sad.

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Jan 25, 2017

Simply put any policy proposal which drives up cost of Corona, tequila, and margaritas is a big time bad idea. Mucho Sad.

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Jan 23, 2017

I think President Obama did that also, and that is a good thing.

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Jan 23, 2017

The one thing I can say without any hesitation, whether you agree with Congressman Mulvaney about a particular issue, I think he is extremely capable and qualified.

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Jan 23, 2017

I completely disagree with President Trump's view about entitlements. If we do not reform them, we are going to lose them.

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Jan 23, 2017

If we do nothing, then by the time I retire, there will be an across-the-board 22-percent cut to Social Security benefits.

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Jan 23, 2017

So we are living longer, there are fewer workers, and more people are retiring.

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Jan 23, 2017

The baby-boom generation will be retiring en masse here. What happens to Medicare and Social Security over the next 25 years?

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Jan 23, 2017

Do you think we need to look at adjusting the age yet again because we live longer?

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