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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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Feb 23, 2016

You are dead right. We will have a hearing on it.

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Feb 23, 2016

I would imagine if President Obama wasn't President, and anybody else was President, they would never have done this to begin with.

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Feb 23, 2016

Would you support for sanctions by the Congress against their violation of the U.N. resolutions, against their missile program?

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Feb 23, 2016

Is it fair to say that Assad must go?

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Feb 23, 2016

You certainly have my promise and pledge to help you get the money you need and the flexibility you deserve to deal with the problems that are growing.

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Feb 23, 2016

I was flabbergasted. I was completely flabbergasted they would stick it in our eye like that, but that is just me.

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Feb 23, 2016

I applaud the agreement with Iran.

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Feb 23, 2016

I believe the American people were misled about the justification for the war.

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Feb 23, 2016

Our global war on terrorism... appears to be succeeding about as well as our decades' old so-called war on drugs.

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Feb 23, 2016

You will get every penny you ask for and more, if I can help it.

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Feb 23, 2016

The corruption and chaos there spawned the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

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Feb 23, 2016

The nightmare of all nightmares is if Egypt fails, and it is complicated.

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Feb 23, 2016

I am really tired of us being walked on over.

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Feb 23, 2016

Syria is the world's biggest humanitarian catastrophe.

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Feb 23, 2016

I applaud the restoration of diplomatic relations with Cuba.

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Feb 23, 2016

The record will be open until Friday, February 26, for questions for the record.

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Feb 22, 2016

We are going to look at TRICARE and turn it upside down and make it more transparent and make it more accountable.

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Feb 22, 2016

Okay, because the bed space you have is not designed for everyday activity. It is designed for wartime contingencies. Is that right?

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Feb 22, 2016

I want to tell everybody on this committee, that in this war, which has been going on for 14 years now, there are people alive today that would not be alive in any other war.

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Feb 22, 2016

Why does it cost more to provide health care services in military hospitals than it cost to purchase the same services in the private sector?

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Feb 22, 2016

Do you think this is the right number of headquarters staff? If not, what is the right number of personnel required to manage the military health system?

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Feb 22, 2016

I think TRICARE, as it is designed, is really antiquated. I would not give it a B.

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Feb 22, 2016

You agree with me you could make things more efficient.

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Feb 22, 2016

A hospital is a military entity, and the military command structure cannot be substituted.

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Feb 22, 2016

Why should beneficiaries trust DOD and the Services to deliver on your current promises?

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