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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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Apr 24, 2017

I don't think they got what they bargained for from Mr. Morsi and I don't think they are getting what they bargained for or hoped for from the current regime.

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Apr 24, 2017

Everybody believe that? I believe that is true too, because if I were them, why would you?

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Apr 24, 2017

We would win ultimately, but it would be extremely costly in the near term.

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Apr 24, 2017

Do you believe that if the North Koreans believe that military force is not an option to stop their missile program, they will most certainly move forward?

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Apr 24, 2017

We will ask her all questions about Russia what she knew about Trump ties. Was it an administration effort to unmask people for political purposes, we're going to get to all things Russia, in terms of what the administration did and what…

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Apr 24, 2017

No good choices left, but if there is a war today, it is over there.

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Apr 24, 2017

It is important enough for us to care about the relationship, to try to make sure the relationship is going in the right direction.

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Apr 24, 2017

It is also true that American NGOs and employees, the International Republican Institute and the National Democratic Institute, have been convicted in Egyptian court of being spies.

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Apr 24, 2017

So here is the dilemma for the United States. We have the worst human rights violator in the world about to acquire a missile to hit the American Homeland.

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Apr 24, 2017

If nothing changes, is it just a matter of time until North Korea has an ICBM that can hit America with a nuclear weapon on top?

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Apr 24, 2017

A 29 percent cut to the State Department is just unacceptable.

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Apr 24, 2017

I think our foreign policy would benefit from a more rational allocation of foreign aid spending.

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Apr 24, 2017

We need to reshape the relationship in a way that is sustainable.

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Apr 24, 2017

I appreciate what the Egyptian Government did with Aya Hijazi. Clearly, I think they were trumped up charges.

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Apr 24, 2017

They are helping with Hamas in a historic fashion.

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Apr 24, 2017

I want to have a good relationship with Egypt.

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Apr 24, 2017

All of you agree that China has the most leverage of anybody in the world regarding North Korea.

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Apr 23, 2017

I write to express my strong recommendation for the U.S. Government to continue its support to build democratic institutions in Myanmar.

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Apr 4, 2017

on a more upbeat note, the lady Gamecocks are national champions. On April 2, this past Sunday, the University of South Carolina women's basketball team beat Mississippi State 67 to 55 to end a magical season and become the national…

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Apr 4, 2017

when they write the history of our times, I am sure that when it comes to Senate history, this is going to be a chapter, a monumental event in the history of the Senate not for the better but for the worse. After we are all long dead and…

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Apr 2, 2017

Look, if we end up just approving judges by, you know, majority vote, they're going to be more ideological.

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Apr 2, 2017

Yeah, this is going to be very bad. Let me tell you what's going to happen. The judges have become more ideological because you don't have to reach across out to get one vote any longer. This is going to haunt the Senate, it's going to…

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Apr 2, 2017

I think the whole episode is bizarre. If he did in fact receive intel from White House staffers, to then go brief the president is a bit odd.

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Apr 2, 2017

The bottom line is, if there were any contacts between the Trump campaign and the Russian intelligence services that were inappropriate, I want to find out about it and I want the whole world to know about it.

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Apr 2, 2017

I don't know what he has to offer. I wouldn't give immunity to somebody unless I knew they had something to offer.

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