May 11 2015

Graham Welcomes Volvo to South Carolina

Contact: Kevin Bishop (864) 250-1417 or Lorcan Connick (202) 224-5972

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement on Volvo Car Corporation selecting Berkeley County, South Carolina for its first manufacturing facility in the Western hemisphere. The new $500 million factory is expected to create 2,000 new jobs over the next decade and up to 4,000 jobs by 2030.

May 06 2015

Graham Statement on Passage of GOP Budget

Contact: Kevin Bishop (864) 250-1417 or Lorcan Connick (202) 224-5972

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement on the passage of the first GOP budget to pass both the House of Representatives and Senate in a decade.

May 06 2015

Graham Signs Legislation to Arm the Kurds in Support of Fight Against ISIL

Contact: Kevin Bishop (864) 250-1417 or Lorcan Connick (202) 224-5972

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) has co-sponsored bipartisan legislation to provide for a temporary, emergency authorization of defense articles, defense services, and related training directly to the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). This legislation would allow the U.S. to provide direct assistance to the KRG, a critical partner in the fight against ISIL. The companion bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives and has broad bipartisan support across the ideological spectrum.

May 05 2015

Graham on General Dunford Nomination

Contact: Kevin Bishop (864) 250-1417 or Lorcan Connick (202) 224-5972

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today applauded President Obama’s decision to nominate Marine General Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. as the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Apr 30 2015

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-south Carolina) questioned Air Force General and Commander of the U.S. European Command Philip M. Breedlove during a Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing on U.S. European Command programs and budget in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2016 and the Future Years Defense Program.

Apr 30 2015

Graham Supports Forcing Congressional Vote on Any Iranian Nuclear Agreement

Contact: Kevin Bishop (864) 250-1417 or Lorcan Connick (202) 224-5972

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made these statements on the floor of the United States Senate in support of Corker-Menendez-Graham-Kaine legislation which would require President Obama to submit any nuclear deal with Iran to the Congress for review.

Apr 29 2015

Graham Backs National Criminal Justice Commission

Contact: Kevin Bishop (864) 250-1417 or Lorcan Connick (202) 224-5972

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) has cosponsored the National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2015, bipartisan legislation that would create a National Criminal Justice Commission to review the criminal justice system from top to bottom and propose reforms to address serious issues facing our nation’s criminal justice system.