“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.”

Political Quotes

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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Apr 12, 2011

I believe we do need a slight modification of our authority.

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Apr 12, 2011

And I want to thank President Obama. He certainly did not have to do this.

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Mar 30, 2011

I believe he's an international terrorist and an unlawful enemy combatant.

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Mar 30, 2011

The truth is that there's just no real evidence that the people of Libya--the body of the people of Libya really want to embrace al Qaeda, that I've seen.

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Mar 30, 2011

I think you're on solid legal ground with the War Powers Act.

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Mar 30, 2011

I think that if he survives and somehow wiggles out from under the pressure that he's under right now, there is no question in my mind, first, that he will take terrible revenge on the people of Libya and anybody who has dared to oppose…

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Mar 30, 2011

I'm hopeful, and pray, that Qadhafi does leave.

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Mar 29, 2011

It is huge. I mean you are literally taking weapons grade plutonium off the market and doing something constructive with it.

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Mar 29, 2011

Is it fair to say that we need to get our laws in shape to deal with a new threat?

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Mar 29, 2011

I thought you might agree with me there. And you have looked at this budget from a perspective that the Nation is deeply in debt?

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Mar 29, 2011

You are literally taking a sword and turning it into a plowshare.

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Mar 29, 2011

Well, do you think Congress should be involved in helping create a solution to this problem?

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