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Mar 27 2015
Sens. Graham, Brown Introduce Bill to Boost American Textile Manufacturing Jobs By Cracking Down on Illegal Imports
Contact: Kevin Bishop (864) 250-1417 or Lorcan Connick (202) 224-5972
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) this week introduced bipartisan legislation to boost jobs in American textile manufacturing by cracking down on illegal imports and other forms of textile import fraud. The Textile Enforcement and Security Act would strengthen trade enforcement on textile and apparel imports and give Customs and Border Protection (CBP) new tools to crack down on fraudulent textiles.
Mar 27 2015
Graham Statement on Passage of Senate 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 Senate budget.
Mar 25 2015
Graham on President Ghani's Address to Congress and the Future of Afghanistan
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 President of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai’s address to Congress and the future of Afghanistan.
Mar 24 2015
Graham Speaks About Status of US-Israel Relationship
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) spoke on the Senate floor last night about President Obama's White House Chief of Staff calling the Israeli presence in the West Bank an ‘occupation.'
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Mar 23 2015
Obamacare's Five-Year Anniversary
Contact: Kevin Bishop (864) 250-1417 or Lorcan Connick (202) 224-5972
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today issued the following statement on Obamacare five years after it was signed into law.
Mar 23 2015
Statement By Graham and McCain on Afghanistan
Contact: Kevin Bishop (864) 250-1417 or Lorcan Connick (202) 224-5972
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and John McCain (R-Arizona) today released the following statement on reports that the Obama Administration is holding to an arbitrary calendar date - rather than conditions on the ground - for the final U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan:
Mar 23 2015
Graham Supports Reauthorization of Ex-Im Bank
Contact: Kevin Bishop (864) 250-1417 or Lorcan Connick (202) 224-5972
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) is among a bipartisan group of senators who have introduced the Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015, which will reauthorize the Bank's charter until September 30, 2019. Without congressional action, the Bank's authorization will expire this summer on June 30th.
Mar 21 2015
Graham Speaks with Prime Minister Netanyahu
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 after speaking with the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu. Graham is the Chairman of the Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Mar 20 2015
Graham-Ayotte Amendment to Increase Defense Spending Passes Senate Budget Committee
Contact: Kevin Bishop (864) 250-1417 or Lorcan Connick (202) 224-5972
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Kelly Ayotte (R-New Hampshire) today introduced and passed an amendment that would increase spending on defense. The vote in the Senate Budget Committee was 12-10.
Mar 19 2015
Graham Backs 'Manufacturing Universities' Designation
Contact: Kevin Bishop (864) 250-1417 or Lorcan Connick (202) 224-5972
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) has introduced The Manufacturing Universities Act of 2015 to ensure we meet the growing demands of 21st century manufacturing by strengthening our universities’ engineering programs.
