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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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 28^th 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.”

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