Dec 11 2014

WASHINGTON - South Carolina's U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) today said the Coast Guard's Air Facility Charleston will stay open until at least January 1, 2016.

Dec 11 2014

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today said he was pleased with the funding provided for Savannah River Site (SRS) in the year-end spending bill, also termed the CR/Omnibus, which will fund most federal agencies through the end of FY 2015 and include a short term spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security.

Dec 10 2014

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and twenty-two Republican Senate colleagues today expressed deep concern about the impact the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed power plan would have on electricity prices and power grid reliability.

Dec 09 2014

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement on the release of a Senate Intelligence Committee report regarding the CIA's post-9/11 interrogation techniques.

Nov 24 2014

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement on the resignation of Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel.



"I appreciate Secretary Hagel's life-long service to our country. He's a distinguished combat veteran who bravely served in Vietnam and someone who has always tried to do what he thought was best for our men and women in uniform.

Nov 24 2014

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Kelly Ayotte (R-New Hampshire), and John McCain (R-Arizona) today made the following statement on the extension of negotiations with Iran over their nuclear program.



"One of the most important issues facing our nation and the world at large is how to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapons capability. While we strongly support diplomatic efforts to achieve a lasting, verifiable agreement with Iran that permanently ends Iran's nuclear weapons program, we must avoid negotiating a deal that puts the security of the United States or our allies at risk and fails to address Iran's decades-long history of cheating and subterfuge.

Nov 21 2014

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement opposing President Obama's effort to take executive action and unilaterally change immigration.