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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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Oct 29, 2017

President Trump should stay in your lane and let these proceedings play out. It's OK to talk to the Russians it's just not OK to accept help from them.

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Oct 19, 2017

I wish to take a few minutes to support the effort to pass the fiscal year 2018 budget resolution. I am on the Budget Committee, and I am pretty familiar with the document. It provides a pathway to balance. It actually has a $197 billion…

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Oct 10, 2017

cutting the budget by 30 percent, as, quote, 'radical and reckless.'

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Sep 26, 2017

While we currently don't have the votes to pass the legislation, I'm not giving up.

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Sep 24, 2017

If somebody does not fix Obamacare soon, the majority of counties in this country are going to be down to one provider.

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Sep 24, 2017

The Graham-Cassidy proposal would create new and far-reaching risks for people, States and the health-care system.

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Sep 24, 2017

We urge the Senate to reject Graham-Cassidy.

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Sep 24, 2017

The reality is that we are doing the same thing in this bill as we did in 1996.

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Sep 24, 2017

Across the country, the situation is no better. Next year, it is expected that 45 percent of all counties in America will have either one or no carriers offering coverage.

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Sep 24, 2017

We can either go forward with the single-payer option, which the other side of the aisle seems to favor.

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Sep 24, 2017

The individual mandate had no significant effect on coverage in 2014.

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Sep 24, 2017

It should not be how many people we are getting into a government program, but how much affordable insurance we are providing.

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Sep 24, 2017

If you do not like the health care you have, you can complain to somebody you vote for: 'The model you have created is never going to work.'

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Sep 24, 2017

It puts coverage at risk for virtually every group of individuals covered through 'traditional' Medicaid.

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Sep 24, 2017

This dangerous legislation uses per capita caps to deeply cut and radically restructure the traditional Medicaid program.

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Sep 24, 2017

Medicaid is on an unsustainable path.

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Sep 24, 2017

Health care in the United States is in the throes of an unrelenting tailspin. Thrust upon us on Christmas Eve in 2009, Obamacare has been an unmitigated disaster.

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Sep 24, 2017

In my State of South Carolina, we are down to one carrier offering coverage in the exchange.

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Sep 24, 2017

The Affordable Care Act is not working.

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Sep 24, 2017

I am here because Obamacare is a disaster in my State.

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Sep 24, 2017

Premiums are set to rise over 30% in South Carolina next year alone.

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Sep 24, 2017

It will also harm--and in some cases pose life-threatening harm--to the 23 million people projected to be covered.

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Sep 24, 2017

We repeal the individual mandate and the employer mandate, but you can reimpose it in your State if you like.

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Sep 24, 2017

The proposal we have advanced has been called radical today.

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Sep 24, 2017

Everybody opposing this bill is a big winner of Obamacare.

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