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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 5, 2022

The president needs to understand that his actions were the problem, not the solution.

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Jan 3, 2022

Trump and I, we’ve had a hell of a journey. All I can say is, count me out. Enough is enough. If you’re a conservative, this is the most offensive concept in the world that a single person could disenfranchise 155 million people.

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Jan 3, 2022

It’s his nomination if he wants it. The Republican base appreciated him. We don’t appreciate all the things he does sometimes. But from a policy point of view, he was the most successful president. From our conservative’s point of view…

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Dec 31, 2021

Putin is a thug and needs to be dealt with.

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Dec 31, 2021

Putin is a thug and a war criminal that needs to be dealt with.

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Nov 17, 2021

along with my fellow Senator from South Carolina, Mr. Scott, I rise today to honor the life of South Carolina State Senator Hugh K. Leatherman, Sr., who passed away, surrounded by his loving family, on November 12, 2021, at the age of 90…

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Nov 17, 2021

later this afternoon, I will be introducing with Senator Scott--my colleague from South Carolina, Tim Scott--a statement for the record honoring the life of Senator Hugh K. Leatherman, Sr. We just lost one of the most distinguished members…

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Nov 4, 2021

This bill, this socialist spending bill they may vote on tonight is pouring gasoline on inflation to any Democrat who`s claims to be a moderate. If you vote for the socialist spending package tonight, you`re going to get your ass beat and…

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Nov 4, 2021

I`m done. I`m through it. I wash my hands of it.

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Oct 31, 2021

What are you doing? Take back the Senate. You have got guns. Use them.

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Oct 7, 2021

You have to have the vaccine or think about getting it because if you --

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Oct 7, 2021

I missed most of what Senator Cruz said, but I think I have a general idea of what he was going to say. So what is this all about tonight? Why are we here? So the bottom line is we have a debt ceiling increase that is coming due under our…

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Oct 6, 2021

So bottom line is I took the vaccine, I`ve had it, it kicks your butt. If you haven`t had the vaccine, you ought to think about getting. because if you`re my age -- I didn`t tell you to get it, you ought think about.

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Oct 5, 2021

How many jobs where you go and pay the DBA and blame somebody for everything. And it`s never my fault, right?

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Oct 5, 2021

If you haven`t had the vaccines, you ought to be thinking about getting it because if you`re --

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Oct 5, 2021

If you haven`t had the vaccine, you ought to be think about getting it because if you`re --

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Sep 23, 2021

So all I can say is what Biden has done is he surrendered the border to drug cartels, Cody's and human smugglers.

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Sep 20, 2021

Lindsey graham, before he gets too much credit for saying no to the Eastman memo, he did contact Brad Raffensperger, the secretary of state of Georgia. His contact with him is now a part of a criminal probe of Donald Trump in Georgia…

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Sep 7, 2021

This is going to go south.

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Sep 7, 2021

The Taliban are not reformed. They`re not new. They`re going to give safe haven to al Qaeda.

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Sep 1, 2021

Joe Biden`s a dangerous man when it comes to our national security and our economic well-being we`re blind and we`re naked. Yes, I`ve heard of threads. It`s just going to be a matter of months, not years before the threats materialize that…

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Aug 20, 2021

We`re going to leave thousands of people behind, and if we do, President Biden should be impeached for dereliction of duty.

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Aug 20, 2021

The only way in hell we`re going to get our people out is for the President of United States to tell the military use the full force in mind of the U.S. military to get every American out, and all those who fought along our side. Unless…

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Aug 20, 2021

If we leave any Americans behind, if we leave thousands of those Afghans who fought along our side behind bravely, Joe Biden deserves to be impeached for a higher crime and misdemeanor of dereliction of duty.

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Aug 10, 2021

I yield the remaining Republican time on the resolution. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator has that right.

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