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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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Apr 21, 2010

We borrow most of our money from China to pay our bills, and one of the biggest bills we pay is buying oil from overseas.

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Apr 21, 2010

I hope the Congress, the Democratic and Republican leadership, will get behind this bill because the time is long overdue to act.

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Apr 21, 2010

there is no doubt that China is managing its currency to maintain it an undervalued rate.

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Apr 21, 2010

Our companies in Ohio and South Carolina are losing market share not because they are being outworked. They are being out manipulated.

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Apr 21, 2010

If it is 25 to 40 percent below its true value, that means that a product produced in China... is getting a reduction in the cost of producing goods in China.

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Apr 21, 2010

Past U.S. administrations had refrained from identifying Beijing as a 'currency manipulator'.

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Apr 21, 2010

We're all living in fear of what China might do.

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Apr 21, 2010

We need to do a better job of regulating, taxing, and litigation.

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Apr 21, 2010

They literally recruit millions of workers, put them in high-rise apartment buildings and set their wages, in a way that could never happen here.

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Apr 21, 2010

The current behavior of the Chinese government of manipulating the value of the yuan against all other currencies has a devastating effect in terms of the global economy.

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Apr 21, 2010

We need to break that fear and do what's right.

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Apr 21, 2010

If China were some island nation... manipulating their currency to kind of seize a market just to stay in business for a while, that would be OK with me.

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