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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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Jan 7, 2009

$100 billion of the $350 billion, this panel agrees should go into the people that are in foreclosure.

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Jan 7, 2009

When it comes to the financial institutions, I think the first $350 billion was wasted.

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Jan 7, 2009

The bottom line about the stress test is that we are going to put some of these banks under stress and see if they are adequately capitalized.

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Jan 7, 2009

Let us try to make a budget here because I have got to go back to South Carolina and everyone here is going to go back to their respective States and give people some idea of what we are doing, how much all this is going to cost, and when…

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Jan 7, 2009

I just do not believe that is enough money to fix housing and banking, and I just wish you would say that.

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Jan 7, 2009

I think this is, quite frankly, a reckless move at a time when our nation is very much at threat.

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Jan 7, 2009

your testimony, quite frankly, has been more reassuring than the budget and, quite frankly, it has been more reassuring to me than the President's speech to the Congress a couple of weeks ago in the area of nuclear power.

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Jan 7, 2009

the $50 billion to support a more aggressive loan guarantee program was taken out of the stimulus package.

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Jan 7, 2009

I think Republicans and Democrats have to embrace things that we would never embrace before.

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Jan 7, 2009

I think the most important thing you can do is to reward it when it is done.

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Jan 7, 2009

But you are confident that second option saves the taxpayer money?

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Jan 7, 2009

It is never going to happen unless it is bipartisan.

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