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Feb 21 2022
WASHINGTON – Members of the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives participating in the bipartisan Congressional Delegation to the Munich Security Conference today released this statement.
“It now appears increasingly likely that Russian forces will initiate hostilities against a free and peaceful Ukraine. We as a bipartisan delegation will bring home the same unity and resolve we have seen among our Atlantic allies against Russian aggression. We pledge to work toward whatever emergency supplemental legislation will best support our NATO allies and the people of Ukraine, and support freedom and safety around the world. No matter what happens in the coming days, we must assure that the dictator Putin and his corrupt oligarchs pay a devastating price for their decisions.”
The delegation was led by U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island). Congressional participants include Senator Ben Sasse (R-Nebraska), Senator Richard Durbin (D-Illinois), Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota), Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire), Senator Mark Warner (D-Virginia), Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama), Senator Chris Coons (D-Delaware), Senator Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut), Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland), Representative Mike Turner (R-Ohio), Representative James Langevin (D-Rhode Island), Representative Jim Banks (R-Indiana), Representative Jason Crow (D-Colorado), Representative Buddy Carter (R-Georgia), Representative Tom Malinowski (D-New Jersey), Representative Darrell Issa (R-California), and Representative Elissa Slotkin (D-Michigan).
The MSC is widely considered the world’s leading forum for international security policy. The conference is a “marketplace of ideas” where initiatives and solutions are developed and opinions are exchanged. It also provides a venue for diplomatic initiatives and ideas to cooperatively address the world’s most pressing security concerns.
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Feb 18 2022
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) will lead a bipartisan Congressional Delegation to attend this weekend’s Munich Security Conference (MSC).
The MSC is widely considered the world’s leading forum for international security policy. The conference is a “marketplace of ideas” where initiatives and solutions are developed and opinions are exchanged. It also provides a venue for diplomatic initiatives and ideas to cooperatively address the world’s most pressing security concerns.
Congressional participants include:
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina)
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island)
Senator Ben Sasse (R-Nebraska)
Senator Richard Durbin (D-Illinois)
Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska)
Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota)
Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)
Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire)
Senator Mark Warner (D-Virginia)
Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama)
Senator Chris Coons (D-Delaware)
Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio)
Senator Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut)
Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland)
Representative Mike Turner (R-Ohio)
Representative James Langevin (D-Rhode Island)
Representative Jim Banks (R-Indiana)
Representative Jason Crow (D-Colorado)
Representative Buddy Carter (R-Georgia)
Representative Tom Malinowski (D-New Jersey)
Representative Darrell Issa (R-California)
Representative Elissa Slotkin (D-Michigan)
Representative Ronny Jackson (R-Texas)
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Jan 26 2022
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today addressed the developing situation in Ukraine during an interview on Fox News.
- GRAHAM: “What we’re doing is not working. The bottom line is Putin deserves to be sanctioned now. He's put over 100,000 troops on the Ukraine border. We're having to withdraw American citizens and government officials because of the provocation…I think the Ukrainians will fight, and I want to support moving more troops into NATO countries living in the shadow of Russia to show resolve regarding NATO. We're talking way too much. We're doing way too little. Sanction Putin now.” https://youtu.be/Om5DA3oP-Sw?t=10
- GRAHAM: “[A cyberattack] would be an act of war. If a foreign power blows up a power plant, I would consider that an act of war against the American people. If you shut down a power grid or water supply, that would be an act of war. Whether you use a bomb or cyber techniques, it’s all the same consequence to us. So I’d put Putin on notice – if there's a cyberattack against critical American infrastructure, we're going to respond in kind.” https://youtu.be/Om5DA3oP-Sw?t=177
- GRAHAM: “The only reason we're dealing with all this provocation is because Afghanistan showed the world that Joe Biden is weak, and weakness in one area increases aggression in other areas…if we don't get Ukraine right, if Putin dismembers Ukraine without consequence, China will surely go into Taiwan, and the most consequential change of all will be the Iranians will break out and try to get a bomb.” https://youtu.be/Om5DA3oP-Sw?t=216
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Jan 26 2022
Jan 25 2022
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today joined a press conference to call for a Balanced Budget Amendment to the United States Constitution.
In order for a Balanced Budget Amendment to become law on the federal level, it could be proposed by two-thirds of both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives. Then it would need to be ratified by three-fourths of the states.
Graham acknowledged it would be difficult to get 67 votes in the U.S. Senate. That is why he is also in favor of an effort underway in South Carolina that is encouraging the Palmetto State to become the 28th state to call for an Article V convention to propose a Balanced Budget Amendment to the United States Constitution.
- GRAHAM: “…if Republicans take charge of the United States Senate [in 2022], I will do everything in my power to make sure we have a vote on a Balanced Budget Amendment to the [U.S.] Constitution. We may not get 67 [votes in favor], but we’re going to have a vote and you can find out where the problems are... My goal as your Senator in Washington is to be part of the solution to the best I can. I hear what you’re telling me about Washington, and I totally agree.”
- GRAHAM: “I’m not here to blame one party over the other. But I am here to say that the Republican Party is for a Balanced Budget Amendment and the Democratic Party is AWOL.”
- GRAHAM: “My hope is that at the state level, we can make it clear to members of Congress what they should be doing. I have gotten your message loud and clear.”
- GRAHAM: “We’re going to become Greece as a nation if we don’t turn this around. It’s going to require compromise. No one party is going to save Medicare and Social Security.”
Click Here to Watch the Full Press Conference
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