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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 22, 2023

More Americans are being poisoned by fentanyl from Mexico in a single year than we lost in the entire Vietnam War.

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Mar 22, 2023

They are terrorists. They are wreaking havoc all over Africa.

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Mar 22, 2023

A 13.1 billion dollar mandatory spending request in this budget is not going to fly.

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Mar 22, 2023

The bottom line is that the bilateral approach needs to be supplemented with something new because it is not working.

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Mar 22, 2023

If you want to do something to bring about better governance, and a semblance of the rule of law in this part of the world, the parks are your best opportunity.

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Mar 22, 2023

If we don't do something, the 345 million can double in the next 4 or 5 years.

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Mar 22, 2023

Isn't it time for us to view the world through the lens, frankly, of the beginnings, the early stages of a geopolitical conflict?

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Mar 22, 2023

I think now is the time, Mr. Secretary, to label Russia state sponsor of terrorism, because they are.

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Mar 22, 2023

Through the Wagner Group, Russia committed immense war crimes in Syria.

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Mar 22, 2023

Would you be willing to entertain a public-private partnership akin to the Global Fund for food security?

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Mar 22, 2023

I think the private sector, both the philanthropic private sector, and even the for-profit private sector would respond very, very well to this.

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Mar 22, 2023

Our Afghan allies who fought alongside us now struggle to provide for themselves and their families, remain in hiding, and live in constant fear of being hunted down by the Taliban.

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Mar 22, 2023

Senator Menendez and I, and many others have pushed for a $2 million authorization for Taiwan's defense needs.

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Mar 22, 2023

If we don't do something, the 345 million can double in the next 4 or 5 years.

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Mar 22, 2023

Our men and women of the State Department, they are heroes in their own way.

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Mar 22, 2023

There are 345.2 million people that participate in some food program because of food insecurity.

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Mar 22, 2023

We need to appropriate money directly to counter the influence of China.

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Mar 22, 2023

If you want to do something to bring about better governance, and a semblance of the rule of law in this part of the world, the parks are your best opportunity.

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Mar 22, 2023

There is an arrest warrant for Putin by the ICC, for kidnapping children in Ukraine, and taking them to Russia.

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Mar 22, 2023

I want to thank you for your leadership, and I want to thank everyone at USAID,--you are literally doing the Lord's work--and it is national security in another form.

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Mar 22, 2023

We expect you to up your game, we expect you to make sure that the money being generated for all this activity, some of it actually goes to the people.

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Mar 22, 2023

Isn't it time for us to view the world through the lens, frankly, of the beginnings, the early stages of a geopolitical conflict?

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Mar 22, 2023

Are you going to designate Russia a state sponsor of terrorism under U.S. law? Do you intend to do that?

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Mar 22, 2023

I would say our policy is not working.

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Mar 22, 2023

I would encourage you, that if he came here, we should turn him over.

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