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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

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

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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

Haven't we now reached a point where, frankly, we have to understand we are entering a period of geopolitical competition bordering on 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

I think this is a--USAID, is that right Ms. Caldwell?

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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

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

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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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Mar 22, 2023

The goal here, I guess, is to have the local community feel like the park is an asset.

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Mar 22, 2023

I want to introduce into the record a State Department travel advisory map that tells you where to go and not to go in Mexico.

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Mar 22, 2023

so I don't know where we are headed in terms of votes tonight, but let me tell you where we are headed in terms of the bill before the Senate. I understand Saddam is gone and the authorization to use military force directed at him in…

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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

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 it were up to me, I would have a string of parks, conservation parks all over Africa because it may be the only place a community can reside with some level of peace.

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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

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

You have publicly said that you had reason to believe that China may be considering providing lethal aid to Russia: is that correct?

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Mar 22, 2023

Haven't we now reached a point where, frankly, we have to understand we are entering a period of geopolitical competition bordering on conflict?

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Mar 22, 2023

I think China just agreed to buy oil, as much as Russia can supply.

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Mar 22, 2023

Colleagues, this is, to me, very important; I hope to you. There have been 56 attacks against soldiers stationed in Iraq--about 2,000--by Shiite militias in Iraq. I can understand repealing the AUMF because Saddam is dead, but those in…

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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

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

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Mar 22, 2023

The goal is to run this more like a business, we have the former Ambassador to Japan here.

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Mar 22, 2023

I don't know how much more we can do to help you in that regard.

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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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