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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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Jun 5, 2013

Keep going, President Obama, keep going, Obama administration, I like this program.

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Jun 3, 2013

Is there any such thing as a jury of one's peers in the military?

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Jun 3, 2013

All I would tell my colleagues, the military is truly a different world.

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Jun 3, 2013

The point is that court-martial panels are not jury of one's peers.

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Jun 3, 2013

Very few of us have the authority to order somebody into battle.

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Jun 3, 2013

I don't want everybody in the country to think that every allegation is of rape.

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Jun 3, 2013

Command climate doesn't do justice to what we are talking about. A crime is a crime.

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May 22, 2013

I thank the Senator for a terrific speech. I would ask whether Senator Menendez minds if Senator McCain speaks.

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May 22, 2013

At this time I wish to recognize a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, one of the strongest voices on national security in the body, a new member but someone who understands the world and is a tremendous supporter of the United…

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May 22, 2013

I thank the Senator from North Dakota. Now I wish to recognize Senator Ayotte for 4 minutes. We have got a lot of speakers here to talk about S. Res. 65. She has been there at every step of the way.

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May 15, 2013

But you also would agree that when Congress, the President, and our courts are all aligned, we are stronger as a nation.

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May 15, 2013

I think we are involved in a generational struggle. So the lessons of September 11 are always learned the hard way.

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May 15, 2013

Do you agree with me the war against radical Islam or terror, whatever description you would like to provide, will go on after the second term of President Obama?

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May 15, 2013

The enemy of today is different than it was on September 11.

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May 15, 2013

Doing nothing--Congress could be at the right answer more often than not.

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May 15, 2013

From the President's point of view, does the AUMF in any way restrict his ability to go after terrorist organizations that represent a national security threat to this country?

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May 15, 2013

We have done our due diligence, and we are just not finding the people out there.

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May 9, 2013

That would be a big contradiction. I will just yield to Senator Levin to answer the question and make his opening statement.

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May 7, 2013

Our Chinese friends seem to be hell bent on stealing anything they can get their hands on here in America rather than developing it in their own time and economy.

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May 7, 2013

And wherever the Congress is failing, we are willing to try to inform our colleagues we need to up our game.

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May 7, 2013

Well, let us rank the bad actors here. Would you say China is number one?

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May 7, 2013

Is it possible that through cyber technology you could create a 9/11-type event on America?

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May 7, 2013

I have really enjoyed working with our Chairman here, who I think understands the threat as well as anyone in the Congress.

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May 7, 2013

Well, most of what I know about the cybersecurity threat comes from Senator Whitehouse--which is a damning indictment to him.

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