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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 31, 2026

I voted seven times to fully fund the government.

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Mar 4, 2026

To America's extraordinary sons and daughters deployed around the Middle East, By order of the President of the United States, we are embarking on a mission of profound consequence. The time for preparation is over. The time for action has…

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Jan 30, 2026

Laken Riley was murdered--dead today--because immigration policy was constructed to the point they had too many people and not enough beds and they let the man go. She is dead. A year ago today, we signed the law. There are a bunch of…

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Jan 7, 2026

this is an important debate we are having, and I will give you my view on how all of this works. Under the Constitution, two things occur: The President of the United States is designated as the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, not…

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Jan 4, 2026

This is a big fricking day. And everybody in the world is thinking differently than they were just a few days ago, because of what you did.

usatoday.com
Dec 16, 2025

To my colleagues on the Democratic side, a lot of people in the country are wondering if we can ever do anything together. We have done some things together but nothing more uniting in the Senate since I have been here than in the response…

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Dec 16, 2025

No. 1, you are very consistent, Senator Paul, in the sense that you do not believe that standing up to aggression stops it. I do. When you appease it, you get more of it. In 2014, Putin invades Crimea. We end that conflict only to have him…

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Dec 1, 2025

I rise to pay tribute to LTC Anna Ko for her exemplary dedication to duty and service as an Army Congressional Fellow. Lieutenant Colonel Ko currently serves in the Army Congressional Budget Liaison Office. Lieutenant Colonel Ko was born…

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Nov 21, 2025

So this wasn't Republicans doing this.

cbsnews.com
Nov 20, 2025

OK. So this wasn't Republicans doing this; this was people in the Senate believing what happened in the Senate need never happen again. What happened in the Senate? There is a statute right on point that governs data to be released by the…

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Nov 20, 2025

You said this was a lawful subpoena. What did I do wrong? What did I do to allow the government to seize my personal phone and my official phone when I was Senate Judiciary chairman? What did I do? There was an order issued that said if I…

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Nov 19, 2025

I am going to sue. If you don't sue, they'll keep doing it. Don't run away from this Republicans, fight back.

abcnews.go.com
Nov 19, 2025

I think this was worse than Watergate, an effort to destroy President Trump, charge him with crimes that are just ridiculous, and come after people like me. I'm not going to put up with this crap any more. I'm going to sue.

abcnews.go.com
Nov 12, 2025

You think I’m going to settle this thing for a million dollars? No. I want to make it so painful, no one ever does this again.

latimes.com
Nov 9, 2025

the biggest scam on the planet

cnn.com
Nov 9, 2025

I think we’ll have a breakthrough today.

cnn.com
Nov 9, 2025

I am completely onboard with your recommendation

nytimes.com
Nov 8, 2025

So here we are on a Saturday. It is beautiful outside. Every day gets better for us. If you are trying to get through the airport today, probably not true. If you are working for the government and not getting paid, not a good day for you…

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Nov 7, 2025

Terrible. Horrible. I’m not going to keep giving taxpayer dollars to the five largest health care insurance companies under Obamacare to get the government open.

nbcnews.com
Nov 6, 2025

Simply put, here is my understanding of the Constitution and how Congress and the President and the courts interact when it comes to making war. No President has the ability to put America in a state of war. That is reserved for the…

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Oct 26, 2025

We're going to blow them up and kill the people that want to poison America.

cbsnews.com
Oct 26, 2025

I think President Trump is tired of Venezuela being used as a staging platform to poison America.

cbsnews.com
Oct 26, 2025

More Americans have died from cocaine and fentanyl poisoning than any terrorist group in the world.

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