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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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May 18, 2021

So, it is in America's interest to get the vaccine out to as many people as possible?

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May 18, 2021

Do you feel like the budget request being made is enough to continue to build on what we have done?

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May 18, 2021

The vaccine, developing the vaccine as fast as we did, what is your biggest takeaway, Dr. Collins?

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May 18, 2021

So, all of our money in the past paid off here, right?

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May 17, 2021

I accept the results of the election. I don`t know what the audit is all about in Arizona. I don`t know the details, but I am ready to move on. 2020 is over for me. I`m ready to march on and hopefully take back the House and the Senate in…

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May 12, 2021

I think it would be a disaster for the Republican Party if we just didn`t acknowledge the fact that Donald Trump is the most popular person in the party. If you tried to run him out of the party, he take half the party with him.

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May 11, 2021

NATO without the United States is not a whole lot.

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May 11, 2021

Both China and Russia are significantly increasing their defense spending.

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May 11, 2021

I think if we cut our budget 10 percent militarily, our allies would freak out.

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May 11, 2021

In terms of GDP, over the arc of time, we are the second-lowest level in modern history.

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May 11, 2021

Iran presents a threat to freedom across the world.

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May 11, 2021

I think that there is no magic number for the defense budget.

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May 11, 2021

It is also time to end the perennial threats of sequestration and place the Pentagon's budget on a general upwards path in real terms.

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May 11, 2021

We are on the low end of defense spending, but we are on the high end of the threat matrix.

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May 11, 2021

The mullahs in Iran have demonstrated that they intend to bully.

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May 11, 2021

For all the heartache caused by the loss of our troops during these wars, no enemy in the field has done more to harm the readiness of our military than sequestration.

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May 11, 2021

The one thing you do not want to do, Mr. Chairman, is have the enemy miscalculate and entice them to make mistakes that could cost us all by not being ready to meet the challenges.

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May 11, 2021

The number one goal, in my view, of the Federal Government is to protect us.

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May 11, 2021

I think we need to be very clear about the consequences of waste and fraud.

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May 11, 2021

I think Senator Sanders is right to be asking the Pentagon to be more accountable and transparent.

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May 11, 2021

If we enact sequestration, would we be shooting ourselves in the foot? He said, 'We would be shooting ourselves in the head.'

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May 11, 2021

My good friend Senator Sanders has an amendment to cut the defense budget by 10 percent.

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May 11, 2021

Without national security, Social Security and every other social network hangs in the balance.

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May 11, 2021

To try to erase Donald Trump from the Republican Party is insane. And the people who try to erase him are going to wind up getting erased.

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May 10, 2021

The most popular Republican in America, it’s not Lindsey Graham, it’s not Liz Cheney, it’s Donald Trump. People on our side of the aisle believe that Trump policies worked. They’re disappointed that he lost. And to try to erase Donald…

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