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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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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

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 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

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 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 24, 2017

I know we are going to vote here fairly soon, but I just want to address the body before the vote. Nikki Haley is soon to be the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, I believe with a very strong vote in the committee, 19 to 2. Senators…

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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

So I would urge the president to knock this off. This is the greatest democracy on earth. You're the leader of the free world and people are going to start doubting you as a person.

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Jan 23, 2017

This shakes the confidence in our democracy and has the most inappropriate thing for the President to say without proof.

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Jan 23, 2017

I wasn't there, but if the President of the United States is claiming that 3 to 5 -- 3.5 million people voted illegally, that shakes confidence in our democracy. He needs to disclose why he believes that.

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Jan 23, 2017

Entitlement reform: What drives the debt? What is the chief driver of the debt?

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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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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

Will you tell him that the promise you made about Medicare and Social Security is going to lead to their demise if you do not change that promise?

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Jan 23, 2017

Will you tell President Trump that if he ignores that, he can never get us out of debt?

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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

Do you support President Trump's initiative to increase defense spending?

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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 17, 2017

I consider myself an internationalist. The U.N. is a body that can do a lot of good but needs to be reformed.

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Jan 17, 2017

I think it is time for America to stand up more forcefully for Israel in the U.N.

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