“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

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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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May 3, 2011

I think we have lost that argument. I do not believe Guantanamo Bay is going to be closed anytime soon by the Congress.

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May 3, 2011

I think it is a well-run prison now.

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May 3, 2011

I believe, as I have said many times--I have been a military lawyer for 30 years--waterboarding as a technique has been talked about among the legal community and the military for a very long time as something not appropriate.

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May 3, 2011

I would really argue that the Afghan Government cannot become the American jailer.

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May 3, 2011

It is my belief that the policy today is that the Army Field Manual is the exclusive means of interrogating terrorist suspects.

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May 3, 2011

This was an operation within the law, and the Navy SEALs acted appropriately.

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May 3, 2011

I think the Navy SEAL team had to believe that the moment they encountered bin Laden, whether he raised his hands or not--that could be a fake surrender.

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May 3, 2011

I just think it is a mistake to deny the CIA the ability to use classified techniques in the Detainee Treatment Act that I helped write because the enemy needs to be kept off balance.

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May 3, 2011

I just do not believe there are other viable locations.

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May 3, 2011

I believe very strongly there is a place for Article III courts and that I am an all-of-the-above approach when it comes to trial venues.

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