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Jun 06 2024
Jun 05 2024
WASHINGTON – Today U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) and Marco Rubio (R-Florida) issued this statement after the House of Representatives’ approved sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) following the court’s decision to apply for arrest warrants for Israeli officials.
“We are very pleased that Speaker Johnson moved forward with sanctions against the International Criminal Court for the outrageous actions against the State of Israel.
“This measure received bipartisan support in the House and we urge Senate Democratic Leader Schumer to immediately bring this legislation to the floor for a vote in the Senate.
“We support the House of Representative’s proposal because without strong action now, it is our opinion that the ICC will eventually come after U.S. personnel.
“It is Israel today and the United States tomorrow. We must stand firmly against the ICC in order to protect our own forces in future conflicts.”
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Jun 05 2024
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) is traveling to Normandy, France as a part of a bipartisan Senate delegation for the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion by Allied forces during World War II.
Senator Graham said:
“I am incredibly privileged and honored to be able to attend the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landing with my House and Senate colleagues.
“Eighty years ago, the Allied forces, led by General Eisenhower, planned and executed one of the most amazing military operations in history. But like every great plan, it works until it doesn’t, and that is when the innovation, courage and determination of the common soldier takes over.
“There will be 100 American D-Day veterans attending this ceremony, and their average age is over 100 years-old. I can only imagine how they must feel all these years later.
“My message to them is simple: Thank you for saving the civilized world and the American way of life. May God bless you and may your fallen comrades rest in peace.”
The Senate delegation is being led by U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) and John Boozman (R-Arkansas) and will also include U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-Washington), Jack Reed (D-Rhode Island), Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire), Joe Manchin (I-West Virginia), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Gary Peters (D-Michigan), Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), Maggie Hassan (D-New Hampshire), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), Kyrsten Sinema (I-Arizona), Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama), Ted Budd (R-North Carolina), Katie Britt (R-Alabama), and Eric Schmitt (R-Missouri).
The delegation will arrive in Normandy on Thursday, June 6, and join American and French leaders and veterans at a ceremony at the American Cemetery of Colleville-sur-Mer. The delegation will meet with World War II veterans and pay their respects at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial. Later that day, members of the delegation will join heads of state representing Allied partners at an international ceremony at Omaha Beach in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer.
On Sunday, June 9, the delegation will watch as hundreds of U.S. servicemembers stationed in Europe, and from U.S.-based units with historical links to D-Day, join servicemembers and civilians from all over Europe participating in a commemorative parachute jump.
While in France, the delegation will also meet with American diplomatic and military leadership stationed in Europe.
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Jun 04 2024
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today reacted to President Joe Biden’s executive order that would worsen the crisis at the southern border.
- GRAHAM: “If you want the border secured, and you’re waiting on [the Biden Administration] to do it, you’re going to die waiting.” https://youtu.be/ioyq4bS9DEU?si=UR5rH4G7DbfDiCsZ&t=12
- GRAHAM: “The policy as I understand it, is going to be an economic boom for the cartels… There is going to be a cap when you shut down the border every day. So if you’re a cartel, you’re going to ‘rack and stack’ them. You’re going to find out exactly how many who can get through a day and you’re going to say ‘who would like to pay more to move up in the line?’ The biggest beneficiary of this policy is human trafficking cartels.” https://youtu.be/ioyq4bS9DEU?si=67OmE8ZOJvFqJ-D-&t=19
- GRAHAM: “[President Trump] told me this morning, when he gets to be president, not only is he going to secure the border, he’s going to deport hundreds of thousands of people here illegally. If you want to shut down illegal immigration, those coming need to see an outflow by the tens and hundreds of thousands. That will deter [illegal immigration]. The only policy change that will work is to have mass deportations because people will stop coming when they see people leaving.” https://youtu.be/ioyq4bS9DEU?si=efUxb9gX78_-ejWd&t=70
Jun 01 2024
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement following a meeting with President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt.
“I enjoyed a very cordial, frank and intense meeting with the President of Egypt regarding the way forward in the region. I reinforced to the President that the United States of America considers Egypt a valuable ally and partner. I appreciate the close military cooperation between our two countries. It is vitally important to our national security, especially with regard to our interests in the region. In addition to our deep security ties, economic opportunities for American investment loom large and will be a win-win for both countries.
“I informed the President I am grateful for his leadership at a time of great peril and acknowledge the efforts he has made to deal with the humanitarian crisis and border issues associated with the war in Gaza.
“This conflict caused by a barbaric attack against the state of Israel has created tension and raised security concerns unlike any time in the recent past.
“Egypt’s efforts to facilitate negotiations for a ceasefire and release of Israeli and American hostages have been essential. Egypt has also been indispensable in trying to negotiate the complexities of the Rafah operation without the war expanding.
“It is virtually impossible to take steps toward stability for the region now and in the future without President El-Sisi’s leadership. He is an indispensable player in determining how this ends and when this ends.
“Egypt is the linchpin in securing an end to this war and creating a better future for the region.
“He is fully engaged in the ongoing efforts in the region to achieve lasting peace and security for all its peoples through the implementation of the two-state solution and by opening the doors for coexistence and regional cooperation. He indicated this outcome is possible and will be a game changer for the region and that he will do what he can to help this process move forward.
“President El-Sisi told me that it is important to recognize the legitimate rights and concerns of both Palestinians and Israelis, including as relates to security, and was clear that he wants to build on existing peace agreements in the region, but insisted it is long past time for the Palestinian people to have a sovereign state that lives peacefully beside Israel. He has also stressed on every occasion that there can be no regional stability without dignity, hope and prosperity for the Palestinian people.”
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May 30 2024
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made the following statement.
“I expect this case to be reversed on appeal.
“The outcome of this case should surprise no one.
- A political hack prosecutor manufactured charges in one of the most liberal legal venues in the country.
- An obnoxious and biased judge who should have been disqualified conducted a trial in a way to ensure Donald Trump's conviction.
- A jury pool that comes from one of the most liberal areas of America.
“This combination of events made it impossible for Donald Trump to get a fair trial.
“This verdict says more about the system than the allegations. It will be seen as politically motivated and unfair, and it will backfire tremendously on the political Left.
“The Manhattan legal system has become a joke in every sense of the word. This is a mockery of justice. I fear we have opened up Pandora’s box on the presidency itself.”
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May 22 2024
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, yesterday questioned Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a hearing on the State Department’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget request.
- GRAHAM: “I want to take actions, not just [use] words. Will you support a bipartisan effort to sanction the ICC – not only for the outrage against Israel but to protect, in the future, our own interests?”
- BLINKEN: “I welcome working with you on that."
- GRAHAM: “Let it be said that we’re going to work together to send a signal to the ICC. What [the ICC] did was not only outrageous, [they] destroyed the rule of law as we know it… I’ve never been more disappointed. We worked together to help the ICC against Russia. Ungoverned spaces and rogue nations are the point of [the] ICC, not Israel.” https://youtu.be/etpPXeyPbtk?si=BmJI-Yv4H7lC0p3b&t=221
- GRAHAM: “I stand with Israel without apology. I hope one day to be able to end this conflict in a way where the Palestinian people have the hope they don’t have today, and Israel will have the security it deserves. And maybe we can integrate the region with a deal with Saudi Arabia and Israel.” https://youtu.be/kpZBqwMPj-A?si=YRkP2ydOykITC4O_&t=126
