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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 19, 2017

It would be news to the families who have lost a loved one in this fight. So I think we are at war.

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Mar 19, 2017

The bottom line is, are we at war, in your view, as a Nation?

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Mar 19, 2017

All I can say is, it is impossible to conclude that what Nancy Pelosi said about you is anything other than political talk because there are no facts to justify that.

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Mar 19, 2017

If you breathe air, drink water, eat food, take medicine, or in any other way interact with the courts, this is a very bad decision.

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Mar 19, 2017

Neil Gorsuch is a very hostile appointment and a very bad decision, well outside the mainstream of American legal thought.

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Mar 19, 2017

You are not an unfit person. I do not think there is any reason to suggest that you are his favorite.

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Mar 19, 2017

I am glad people like Judge Gorsuch are willing to go through this.

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Mar 19, 2017

I am dying to hear the argument that he is not.

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Mar 19, 2017

I thought they led exemplary lives quite frankly.

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Mar 19, 2017

No matter who had won our primary, no one could have chosen better than Neil Gorsuch to represent conservatism on the Supreme Court.

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Mar 19, 2017

The American people chose Donald Trump, and here is what I can say about the man in front of us.

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Mar 14, 2017

We should not take the bait and overreact at the expense of hopefully winning the hearts and minds of the Russian people.

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Mar 14, 2017

What sorts of regimens could we put into place that would make them start producing a better behavior that is to our mutual best interest?

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Mar 14, 2017

Vladimir Putin is probably the most powerful man in the world.

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Mar 14, 2017

You're not going to get 60 votes to buy insurance across state lines. That is a fantasy in the Senate.

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Mar 13, 2017

The Marine hymn says, first to fight for right and freedom and to keep our honor clean. Do you believe you need to fight to keep that honor clean?

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Mar 13, 2017

Senator Lindsey Graham told me that he's prepared to get 'tough' on the DOJ tomorrow if the Justice Department does not actually provide any of that information about wiretapping.

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Mar 8, 2017

Is it the policy of the Trump administration to deny North Korea the capability of building an ICBM that can hit the American Homeland with a nuclear weapon on top?

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Mar 8, 2017

If Congress rejects this arms deal, what message are you sending to Iran?

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Mar 8, 2017

As a matter of fact, it is one of the best purchases you could have, in terms of dealing with the international terrorism, is Afghanistan.

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Mar 8, 2017

If anybody falls in the service of the country in Afghanistan, they died to protect the Homeland?

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Mar 8, 2017

What signal would we be sending to Russia if Congress failed to act for punishing them?

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Mar 8, 2017

That policy has to have all options on the table to be meaningful, including the military option?

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Mar 8, 2017

What would happen to the Air Force's ability to deal with these threats if we went back to sequestration levels?

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Mar 8, 2017

If you had $10 billion more on top of what the White House requested, that would be a good thing.

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