Lindsey Graham

If you think Joe Biden's policies lack a deterrence and he's weak in the eyes of our enemies, you're right.

This is America First in action. It's not isolationism, but it is considering the needs of the American people.

I can't imagine any member of Congress would object to trying to get our allies to pay us back when we're $34 trillion in debt if they can.

When you're $34 trillion in debt, you need to be thinking about the American people, just not allies. So, I think the loan is the way to get the aid to Ukraine.

You cannot allow Hamas to stay in power. You can't allow them to have six brigades to do October the 7th again.

President Trump believes it's non negotiable when it comes to Hamas. They have to be destroyed militarily. They can't be in charge.

Before I turn it over to Senator Durbin and the Senator speaks, Senator Durbin has been terrific. The committee worked together to get these bills passed unanimously. Thank you for your leadership.

I believe we have 15 minutes, and just for the order of battle here, I would like to recognize Senators Grassley, Cornyn, and Hawley to make some brief remarks. I will make some brief remarks, and we will make a unanimous consent for the…

I think that's the winning combination. I suggested making the lethal aid a loan, like President Trump has suggested.

I think, if you turn the lethal aid into a loan, do Remain in Mexico, Title 42, that combination not only gets through the House. It picks up votes in the Senate.

I want to act now on the border. I want to turn the aid package into a loan. That makes perfect sense to me.

The price they should pay is to make Russia a state sponsor of terrorism, like Iran, Cuba and North Korea.

I think that gets you President Trump on the – the aid part.

I see a pathway forward now for Ukraine, Taiwan, and – and Israel. I see a way to secure our border in a more simple fashion.

If you're Putin, I want you to know we're not going to pull the plug on Ukraine. We're going to come after you.

Let's make Russia a state sponsor of terrorism under U.S. law. Let's make them pay a price for killing Navalny.

I think that the House proposal – it depends on how it's written – makes perfect sense to me.

I feel very optimistic, after having been on the phone all weekend talking with my House colleagues, that there's a way forward regarding the border and Ukraine.

They want the 5,000-a-day encounter that kicks in an emergency authority to shut down the border. Here is what the border council said: 5,000 encounters a day is a catastrophe; 1,000 encounters a day would be a substantial improvement. It…

No. That is ass-backwards. We don't do it that way. During the Gang of 8 and other attempts, we had a robust amendment process. And let me tell you, I think there are things we can do to make it better.

No. To my House colleagues: You can do better than this. Don't send us back H.R. 2. It is not going anywhere. You couldn't get all Republicans for H.R. 2. We lost one Republican and no Democrats. So this idea we have done enough on the…

No, I am speaking. You will speak later. To the people in the House, we have not really tried hard to secure the border. We took a well-meaning product. People worked really hard. I applaud you and others for coming out with a product that…

So here is what I am saying. This has been a half-ass effort to deal with border security. To the people in the House--

I will be glad to. I voted no because I didn't see a process in place or willingness by my Democratic colleagues to allow me to express how I think it could be better. See, at the end of the day--you weren't here, but Senator McCain…

But you have blood on your hands.