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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 6, 2017

There has been a systematic effort to undermine democracies in your countries by Russia for years.

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Mar 6, 2017

Every effort to stop Russia in the past, whether it be Georgia, the Ukraine, you name it, is clearly not working.

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Mar 6, 2017

I think you are going to have a good ally in President Trump in terms of having a rotational troop presence in a permanent fashion.

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Mar 6, 2017

We can teach you many things about the military. You can teach us about these other aspects of the hybrid war.

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Mar 6, 2017

Without American leadership, nothing will work.

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Mar 6, 2017

I want a better relationship with Russia, but that never will be achieved until Russia changes its practice of trying to grind democracy into the ground.

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Mar 6, 2017

My goal is to inform the American people of the risks that you have being in the backyard of Russia as a democracy.

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Mar 6, 2017

What do you think the consequences would be if our country forgave and forgot the interference in our election by Russia?

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Mar 6, 2017

Your country is in our thoughts and prayers, and I want you to see in America a more reliable ally in the future.

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Mar 6, 2017

Thank you all for coming and informing the subcommittee of what you face, a Parade of Horribles when it comes to Russia.

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Mar 6, 2017

The Russians tried to interfere in our election.

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Mar 6, 2017

It is my belief if we forgive and forget regarding our own election, we will invite future aggression by other countries.

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Mar 6, 2017

An attack on one party should be considered an attack on all.

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Mar 6, 2017

Yes, that is what we suspect. It is always difficult to get a grip of where it comes from first.

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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

I rise in support of the nomination of Senator Sessions to be Attorney General of the United States. Let me make a few comments about the process. I would expect that the Attorney General nominee know the President before they are chosen…

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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

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

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

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

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