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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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Jul 8, 2015

Today I rise to honor the late Bernyce Clausel, who passed away at the age of 98 last week. She was a civil rights leader in Tallahassee who participated in the bus boycotts of 1956. She was a devout Christian who, with her husband…

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Jun 21, 2015

In the worst of tragedies, we have seen the best of South Carolina. Today, I am urging that the Confederate battle flag be removed from state house grounds to an appropriate location.

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Jun 18, 2015

At the end of the day, it's time for the people in South Carolina to revisit that decision, would be fine with me.

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Jun 18, 2015

At the end of the day, it is time for the people in South Carolina to revisit that decision, it would be fine with me, but this is part of who we are. The flag represents, to some people, a Civil War, and that was the symbol of one side…

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Jun 17, 2015

Yes. Mr. McCAIN. That it was not urgent that the previous activities concerning the development of nuclear weapons would be absolutely required?

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Jun 17, 2015

Absolutely. Mr. McCAIN. Is it my understanding from the Senator's statement that Secretary Kerry is now saying that was not an accurate quote of his----

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Jun 3, 2015

I have more experience with our national security than any other candidate, and that includes you, Hillary.

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Jun 1, 2015

The better alternative is to keep doing what is working and to improve data collection techniques where they are lacking. To that end, I am proud to support an increase of $10 million, included in the CJS appropriations bill, aimed at…

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May 20, 2015

Yes, I remember very vividly going to the White House after multiple visits to Iraq and telling President Bush: When your people tell you this is just a few dead-enders, and this is the result of bad reporting by our media, they are wrong…

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May 20, 2015

It is imperative that the Congress get off the sidelines.

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May 20, 2015

Do you agree the next President, whoever he or she may be, should have a AUMF not limited by time?

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May 20, 2015

I want to give you the tools, that time is no factor when it comes to destroying ISIL.

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May 20, 2015

Mr. President, embrace this authorization for you and future presidents, because the country needs it.

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May 20, 2015

Let the enemy know, without hesitation, there is no limitations on time, means, or location when it comes to destroying ISIL.

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May 20, 2015

Do you support the concept that this President should have no time limits placed on his ability to fight the war?

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May 20, 2015

So, to the Congress, if you don't like what this President or future president does, in terms of fighting ISIL, defund it.

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May 20, 2015

I believe that they're going to go wherever they can on the planet, and that we should stop them wherever necessary.

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May 20, 2015

Mr. President, are you all in, or not?

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May 20, 2015

We will not destroy ISIL until Raqqa, the capital of the caliphate, falls.

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May 20, 2015

The Iraqi Government is weak and beholden to Iran.

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May 20, 2015

Our military and diplomatic efforts are misaligned.

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May 20, 2015

The threat is growing and evolving faster than the administration's efforts to counter it.

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May 20, 2015

I have an Authorization to Use Military Force... It's not limited by geography, time, or location.

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May 20, 2015

The only way I see ISIL to be degraded or destroyed is for a ground force, regional in nature, to go into Syria.

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May 20, 2015

For anybody to suggest that the Kurds are the answer to all of our problems, they do not, quite frankly, know the Mideast.

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