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88-479: The corporation was formerly named the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC) , but was renamed in the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act to recognize the corporation's trade development work in the connected Great Lakes region. Its Canadian counterpart is the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation , a non-profit corporation under Canadian law. President Joe Biden appointed Adam Tindall-Schlicht to

176-523: A Bronze Star medal for meritorious service as a senior legal adviser to the Air Force in Iraq and Afghanistan from August 2009 to July 2014, overseeing the detention of military prisoners. In 2015, he retired at his last rank of colonel from the Air Force with over 33 total years of service, after reaching the statutory retirement age of 60 for his rank. Graham earned points toward a military pension but

264-528: A special counsel investigation of Biden's son Hunter during the campaign only to appease Trump supporters among his constituents. A Graham spokesman disputed the Times 's account. Graham appeared at Trump's first prime-time 2024 campaign rally on January 28, 2023, and told Fox News host Sean Hannity that he would support Trump "because I know what I'm going to get", mostly regarding perceived international threats. Tea Party opponents have called Graham

352-544: A "jackass" for saying that Graham's close friend, Senator John McCain , was "not a war hero." Trump reacted by calling Graham an "idiot" and revealing Graham's personal cellphone number at a campaign rally, asking people to call Graham. In December 2015, Trump, the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, called for a ban on Muslims entering the United States. Graham, who had very little support as

440-542: A "staggering" campaign war chest and "blanketed" the state with positive ads; he focused on constituent services and local issues; and he refused to "pander" to the Tea Party supporters, instead confronting them head-on, arguing that the Republican Party needed to be more inclusive. In the run-up to the Republican primary, Graham's approval rating improved. According to a February 2013 Winthrop poll, he had

528-457: A $ 916   billion counter-proposal, which Pelosi and Schumer called "unacceptable" because it reduced funding for unemployment insurance from $ 180   billion to $ 40   billion, in exchange for a one-time $ 600 direct payment for adults and children. On December 11, a one-week stopgap spending bill was signed into law to allow more time to negotiate stimulus. The next week, two controversial measures from both parties were moved into

616-534: A 59% positive rating among likely Republican voters. Graham won the June 10 primary with 178,833 votes (56.42%). His nearest challenger, State Senator Lee Bright , received 48,904 (15.4%). Graham won the general election, defeating the Democratic nominee, State Senator Brad Hutto , 54% to 39%. Independent Thomas Ravenel (a former Republican State Treasurer) and Libertarian Victor Kocher received 3.8% and 2.7% of

704-504: A bad time to have a computer glitch." The delays meant that the two votes in Congress were delayed late into the evening of December 21. Several members of both parties voiced unhappiness with such a large bill being presented to them with little time to understand what was inside it. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) wrote, "It's not good enough to hear about what's in the bill. Members of Congress need to see & read

792-488: A fair juror here", adding, "this thing will come to the Senate, and it will die quickly, and I will do everything I can to make it die quickly." He also announced that he held "disdain for the accusations and the process. So I don't need any witnesses" for the Senate trial. In response, Democrats referenced statements Graham made during the 1998 impeachment of Bill Clinton, including his citation of Richard Nixon as proof that

880-471: A good relationship with Trump would help his prospects of reelection to the Senate in 2020. Seven months after the death of McCain, one of Graham's "dearest friends", Trump repeatedly criticized McCain. Graham was then criticized for not standing up for McCain. Graham responded, "To all those people who bring up this narrative, you just hate Trump ... You're not offended about me and McCain; you're trying to use me to get to Trump ... I'm not into this idea that

968-439: A judge of Mexican heritage, implying he could be biased, Graham said to CNN: "I don't think [Trump is] racist but he's playing the race card ... I think it's very un-American ... If he continues this line of attack then I think people really need to reconsider the future of the [Republican] party." Graham told The New York Times that that incident "is probably it" for anyone looking to withdraw their support of Trump: "There'll come

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1056-465: A later date. If no agreement can be reached, the government may shut down, and according to Trump, "the next administration will have to deliver a COVID relief package and maybe that administration will be me". It was speculated that Trump might use a pocket veto . The president left for his Mar-a-Lago estate on December 23, leaving his intentions unclear. On December 24, House Democrats tried to pass, by unanimous consent , legislation to increase

1144-667: A lawyer. He served as assistant county attorney for Oconee County from 1988 to 1992 and city attorney for Central from 1990 to 1994. After leaving the Air Force, Graham joined the South Carolina Air National Guard in 1989, where he served until 1995, then joining the U.S. Air Force Reserve . During the 1990–1991 Gulf War , Graham was recalled to active duty, serving as a judge advocate at McEntire Air National Guard Station in Eastover, South Carolina , where he helped brief departing pilots on

1232-748: A member of the Pi Kappa Phi social fraternity. He graduated from the University of South Carolina with a B.A. in psychology in 1977, and from the University of South Carolina School of Law with a J.D. in 1981. Upon graduating from the University of South Carolina School of Law, Graham was commissioned as an officer in the Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG Corps) in the United States Air Force in 1982 and began active duty that year. His duty began with

1320-506: A president in my life ... He's asked me to do some things, and I've asked him to do some things in return." Graham said he had been gaining influence with Trump and was attempting to enter Trump's inner circle, where he would reach a level of influence on par with Melania Trump , Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner . He said that he had had a "political marriage" with John McCain, but as for his relationship with Trump: "I personally like him. We play golf. He's very nice to me." Graham also said that

1408-576: A president who ignored a subpoena should be impeached for taking "the power from Congress over the impeachment process away from Congress" and becoming "judge and jury" himself. Even after all major news networks projected that Joe Biden had won the 2020 United States presidential election , Graham said that Trump "should not concede" because "if Republicans don't challenge and change the U.S. election system, there will never be another Republican president elected again". Graham said he donated $ 500,000 to Trump's election lawsuits in various states, and that

1496-514: A presidential candidate, responded: "He's a race-baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot ... He doesn't represent my [Republican] party ... I don't think he has a clue about anything ... He is empowering radical Islam ... You know how you make America great again? Tell Donald Trump to go to hell." He added, "I'd rather lose without Donald Trump than try to win with him." In May 2016 Graham tweeted, "If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed...and we will deserve it." In June 2016, after Trump criticized

1584-536: A primary challenge from conservative activists, including the Tea Party movement , and Chris Chocola , President of the Club for Growth , indicated that his organization would support a primary challenge if an acceptable standard-bearer emerged. But a serious challenger to Graham failed to emerge and he was widely viewed as likely to win, which has been ascribed to his "deft maneuvering" and "aggressive" response to

1672-633: A problem". Graham said that he was investigating in his capacity as a senator, although he was the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee. He went on to claim that he had also spoken to Arizona's and Nevada's secretaries of state. Those secretaries denied this, and Graham reversed himself, saying that he had spoken to the governor of Arizona and no official in Nevada. The Washington Post reported in February 2021 that Fani Willis ,

1760-459: A proposal for direct payments of the same amount provided by the CARES Act ($ 1,200 per adult making less than $ 75,000 annually and $ 500 per child), but this was blocked by Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) . On December 18, a 48-hour stopgap bill was passed to keep the government funded through the weekend, with a one-day stopgap bill passed to prolong voting until that Monday, December 21. At

1848-522: A recount due to the small margin. While the recount was ongoing, Graham privately called the Georgia Secretary of State , Brad Raffensperger to discuss Georgia's vote counting. Raffensperger, a Republican, told The Washington Post that Graham had asked Raffensperger whether Raffensperger could disqualify all mail-in ballots in counties with more signature errors. Gabriel Sterling , a Republican election official and staffer to Raffensperger,

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1936-475: A roll-call vote on the law by filibustering a vote to override Trump's veto of the 2021 defense bill. On January 1, 2021, Schumer again called for a vote on $ 2,000 stimulus checks but was blocked by a Republican senator—ending prospects for the act to be approved by the 116th Congress . On January 6, after Democrats won control of the Senate by winning two Senate seats in Georgia the night before, Schumer said

2024-531: A separate $ 160   billion bill called the Bipartisan State and Local Support and Small Business Protection Act of 2020. This bill included the Democrat's request for more state and local government aid, and the Republican's request for a strong COVID lawsuit liability shield for businesses. Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) planned to bring to vote on December 18

2112-409: A single vote in the Senate, which passed 92–6. Also on the night of December 21, Trump signed a weeklong stopgap bill through December 28, avoiding a shutdown while the 5,593-page legislation was being processed. It was the biggest bill ever passed by Congress in terms of length of text. On December 24, Congress began the official process of sending the bill to Trump. Trump was largely absent from

2200-467: A standalone bill to increase direct payments to $ 2,000 for those who make under $ 75,000 annually. It would phase out for those who make up to $ 115,000. Projected to cost $ 464   billion, the House passed the bill by just over the two-thirds majority vote necessary, under a suspension of the rules . On December 29, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer moved to pass the bill by unanimous consent, but

2288-674: A stint as an Air Force defense attorney, after which he was transferred to Rhein-Main Air Base in Frankfurt , Germany, where from 1984 to 1988 he was the Air Force's chief prosecutor in Europe. In 1984, as he was defending an Air Force pilot accused of using marijuana, he was featured in an episode of 60 Minutes that exposed the Air Force's defective drug-testing procedures. After his service in Europe, he returned to South Carolina, leaving active duty in 1989 and entering private practice as

2376-693: A time when the love of country will trump hatred of Hillary Clinton", the Democratic nominee for president. In the November presidential election, Graham did not vote for Trump, saying, "I couldn't go where Donald Trump wanted to take the USA & GOP." He voted for independent candidate Evan McMullin . In March 2017, Graham held a meeting with Trump. Graham said that the meeting went so well that he passed his new phone number to Trump, in reference to their 2015 conflict. In October 2017, Graham and Trump played golf together on multiple occasions, with Graham praising

2464-576: Is a $ 2.3   trillion spending bill that combines $ 900 billion in stimulus relief for the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States with a $ 1.4   trillion omnibus spending bill for the 2021 federal fiscal year (combining 12 separate annual appropriations bills) and prevents a government shutdown . The bill is one of the largest spending measures ever enacted, surpassing the $ 2.2   trillion CARES Act , enacted in March 2020. The legislation

2552-489: Is the first bill to address the pandemic since April 2020. According to the Senate Historical Office , at 5,593 pages, the legislation is the longest bill ever passed by Congress. The bill was passed by both houses of Congress on December 21, 2020, with large bipartisan majorities in support. The bill was the product of weeks of intense negotiations and compromise between Democrats and Republicans during

2640-474: The 2016 Republican primaries began. He was an outspoken critic of Donald Trump's 2016 candidacy and repeatedly said he did not support Trump; in particular, he took issue with Trump's comments on Graham's close friend, Senator John McCain . After a March 2017 meeting with Trump, Graham became a staunch ally of his, often issuing public statements in his defense. His reversal caught both parties by surprise and sparked media speculation. He became chairman of

2728-758: The College of Charleston and former chief judge of the South Carolina Court of Appeals , 600,010 votes (54%) to 487,359 (44%). Graham thus became South Carolina's first new U.S. senator since Fritz Hollings in 1966. When Graham ran for a second term in 2008, he was challenged in the Republican primary by National Executive Committeeman of the South Carolina Republican Party , Buddy Witherspoon . Graham defeated him by 186,398 votes (66.82%) to 92,547 (33.18%), winning all but one of South Carolina's 46 counties. He then defeated

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2816-594: The Congressional Budget Office released its scoring with Division M as $ 184   billion and Division N as $ 682   billion, for a total of $ 866   billion with their breakdowns. The Associated Press' estimates were: The legislation also extends the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -imposed eviction moratorium (halting evictions for failure to pay rent for tenants with annual incomes of less than $ 99,000) to January 31, 2021;

2904-647: The Fulton County, Georgia district attorney, was examining Graham's phone call to Raffensperger as part of a criminal investigation into possible efforts to illegally overturn Georgia's election results. On January 6, 2021, Graham, Vice President Mike Pence , and members of the Senate and House were evacuated from the Capitol building after Trump supporters attacked the United States Capitol . The joint session of Congress reconvened late into

2992-514: The Judge Advocate General's Corps in the United States Air Force , as a defense attorney and then as the Air Force's chief prosecutor in Europe, based in West Germany . Later his entire service in the U.S. Air Force Reserve ran concurrently with his congressional career. He was awarded a Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service in 2014 and held the rank of colonel . Graham worked as a lawyer in private practice before serving one term in

3080-675: The South Carolina House of Representatives from 1993 to 1995. He served four terms in the United States House of Representatives for South Carolina's 3rd congressional district from 1995 to 2003. In 2002 , Graham won the U.S. Senate seat vacated by retiring Republican incumbent Strom Thurmond . He was reelected to a fourth term in 2020 . In the Senate Graham advocates for strong national defense and aggressive interventionist foreign policy. Initially, he

3168-584: The Trump administration was interested in a targeted package smaller than $ 2–3   trillion. On December 1, McConnell implied that some form of relief would come in the spending bill for the fiscal year of 2021. The next day, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer endorsed a $ 908   billion bipartisan plan. A number of Republican senators subsequently endorsed it, with Lindsey Graham (R-SC) saying he had discussed it "extensively" with Trump. On December 8, Mnuchin presented

3256-467: The lame-duck session . After initially criticizing the bill, President Donald Trump signed it into law on December 27. Following the approval of some $ 2.5   trillion in stimulus in March and April, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell cautioned against any further spending. From then until mid-October, Republicans and Democrats proposed a series of prospective bills, with support mostly along party lines, and each side voicing criticism of

3344-499: The laws of war . In 1998, the Capitol Hill daily newspaper The Hill contended that Graham was describing himself on his website as an Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm veteran. Graham responded: "I have not told anybody I'm a combatant. I'm not a war hero, and never said I was. ... If I have lied about my military record, I'm not fit to serve in Congress", further noting that he "never deployed". In 1998, Graham

3432-635: The senior United States senator from South Carolina , a seat he has held since 2003. A member of the Republican Party , Graham chaired the Senate Committee on the Judiciary from 2019 to 2021. A native of Central, South Carolina , Graham received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1981. Most of his active duty during his military service happened from 1982 to 1988, when he served with

3520-518: The $ 2,000 payments were a top priority for him in the 117th Congress . President-elect Joe Biden also supported increasing the payments to $ 2,000. The Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA) is Division M of the legislation, and Division N contains additional coronavirus provisions. It is a follow-on to such actions as the CARES Act and Paycheck Protection Program passed in March 2020, and comes after eight months of mostly little progress in negotiations between

3608-431: The Democratic nominee, pilot and engineer Bob Conley , in the general election, 1,076,534 votes (57.53%) to 790,621 (42.25%), having outspent Conley by $ 6.6 million to $ 15,000. Of all the Republican senators up for reelection in 2014, Graham was considered one of the most vulnerable to a primary challenge, largely due to his low approval ratings and reputation for working with and compromising with Democrats. He expected

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3696-594: The President and the Vice President of the United States on January the 20th." In the resulting second impeachment trial of Donald Trump , Graham voted "not guilty". On May 28, 2021, Graham voted against creating the January 6 commission . In August 2021, The New York Times reported that Graham called Biden days after the election in an effort to revive their friendship and told Biden he had called for

3784-499: The Republican primary with 52% of the vote, defeating Bob Cantrell (33%) and Ed Allgood (15%). In the general election, Graham defeated Democratic State Senator James Bryan Jr., 60% to 40%. As a part of that year's Republican Revolution , Graham became the first Republican to represent the district since 1877. In 1996, he was challenged by Debbie Dorn, the niece of Butler Derrick and daughter of Derrick's predecessor, 13-term Democratic congressman William Jennings Bryan Dorn . Graham

3872-748: The Senate Judiciary Committee in January 2019, and led the U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Amy Coney Barrett , who was confirmed in October 2020. Lindsey Olin Graham was born in Central, South Carolina , where his parents, Millie (Walters) and Florence James "F.J." Graham, ran a restaurant/bar/pool hall/liquor store, the Sanitary Cafe. His family is of Scots-Irish descent. After graduating from D. W. Daniel High School , Graham became

3960-675: The Senate Judiciary Committee, announced that he would become chair of the Senate Finance Committee , and that Graham would take his place as chair of the Judiciary Committee, pending his formal selection by colleagues. Graham is a member of the board of directors of the International Republican Institute . In July 2015, when Graham was a presidential candidate, he called Donald Trump , then another presidential candidate,

4048-516: The Senate floor, telling him he "did right by his friend." On May 14, 2019, Graham came under scrutiny, including from Senator Joe Manchin , after encouraging Donald Trump Jr. to ignore a subpoena delivered by the Senate Intelligence Committee . In July 2019, Graham said he did not think Trump was racist and that he did not think that Trump's statements that certain Democratic congresswomen should "go back and help fix

4136-585: The amount appropriated in the previous fiscal year, but lower than the bills approved by the House and Senate. The act also included funding for the U.S. contribution to the replenishment of the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria, a goal of global health advocates. The foreign aid appropriations are an increase of about 1%. Divisions O through Z and AA through FF contains additional legislation (called "authorizing matters") unrelated to coronavirus relief and annual appropriations. Additionally,

4224-500: The appropriations provisions of the bill contain various policy riders . The addition of such provisions to omnibus spending legislation ("loading up the Christmas tree") is common toward the end of a congressional session. Among these are: Economists projected that the relief act (in conjunction with the development and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines) would have a stimulative effect and would strengthen U.S. economic recovery in

4312-451: The bill, the Senate was prepared to convene on December 29 for an override vote . On the night of December 22, Trump asked Congress to send him a version of the bill with $ 2,000 rather than $ 600 individual payments. House Speaker Pelosi and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer signaled Democratic support of this change, while Senate Minority Leader Schumer encouraged Trump to sign the current bill, stating that "we're glad to pass more aid" at

4400-495: The bill." Congress is not expected to act on this request. Trump's delay of nearly a week in signing the bill held up $ 900   billion in emergency relief funds, and because he did not sign the bill a day earlier, millions of Americans enrolled in unemployment programs were unlikely to receive a payment for the final week of 2020. On December 28, the House passed the Caring for Americans with Supplemental Help Act ( CASH Act ),

4488-434: The bills we are expected to vote on," and compared the process to "hostage-taking", while Representative Michael Burgess (R-TX) said, "This is a tough way to legislate, to save everything til the very end and then pass a very large bill." Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) tweeted that the whole process was "ABSURD". On the evening of December 21 the votes were held, with large, bipartisan majorities supporting them. The bill

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4576-447: The challenge. He befriended potential opponents from the state's congressional delegation and helped them with fundraising and securing their preferred committee assignments; he assembled a "daunting multi-million-dollar political operation" dubbed the "Graham machine " that built six regional offices across the state and enlisted the support of thousands of paid staffers and volunteers, including over 5,000 precinct captains ; he assembled

4664-479: The different parties and houses of Congress. Many of the negotiations made little progress due to strongly held policy differences being contested. The incumbent president, having lost his bid for re-election , generally played little role in the later stages of the discussions. The pandemic relief portion of the bill was estimated at about $ 900   billion by the Associated Press. On January 14,

4752-679: The evening of December 22, a day after the bill's passage, Trump indicated his dissatisfaction with the bill, calling it a "disgrace" and criticizing it for including what he called "wasteful and unnecessary" spending (Trump complained about the inclusion of funds for foreign aid, the Smithsonian Institution , and the Kennedy Center ) and not enough pandemic relief, calling the $ 600 individual payments "ridiculously low". Trump's last-minute statement shocked Congress and surprised administration officials, including Mnuchin, who

4840-431: The evening of December 27, after coming under heavy pressure from Democrats and Republicans, Trump signed the bill into law without his demands being met. Upon signing the bill, Trump released a statement containing various false statements and grievances. Trump indicated that he would create "a redlined version" of the bill accompanied by a "formal rescission request to Congress insisting that those funds be removed from

4928-418: The final series of negotiations on the pandemic relief and omnibus legislation, as he had been focusing almost exclusively on promoting his claims that the 2020 presidential election had been stolen from him . Trump's Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and other Trump administration officials were involved in the negotiations at each stage and expressed support for the final deal. In a video released on

5016-587: The first member of his family to attend college, and joined the Reserve Officers' Training Corps . When he was 21, his mother died of Hodgkin's lymphoma , aged 52, and his father died 15 months later of a heart attack , aged 69. Because his then-13-year-old sister was left orphaned, the service allowed Graham to attend the University of South Carolina in Columbia so he could remain near home as his sister's legal guardian. During his studies, he became

5104-570: The first outing. In November 2017, Graham criticized the media's reporting on Trump: "What concerns me about the American press is this endless, endless attempt to label the guy some kind of kook not fit to be president." (In February 2016, Graham said of Trump: "I think he's a kook. I think he's crazy. I think he's unfit for office.") In April 2018, Graham said that he would support Trump's reelection in 2020. In January 2019, Graham said that Republicans must support Trump's policies: "If we undercut

5192-489: The full House vote on the proposed articles of impeachment, Graham voted for three of the four proposed articles of impeachment. He voted against the second count of perjury in the Paula Jones case. This made him the only Republican on the Judiciary Committee to vote against any of the proposed articles of impeachment. During the inquiry, Graham asked, "Is this Watergate or Peyton Place ?" The House passed two of

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5368-417: The impeachment articles . Graham served as a House impeachment manager in the impeachment trial . During his service in the House, Graham served on the following committees: In 2002, longtime U.S. senator Strom Thurmond decided to retire. Graham ran to succeed him and won the Republican primary unopposed. In the general election, he defeated Democratic nominee Alex Sanders , the former president of

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5456-534: The integrity of the 2020 elections", including Hopkins's. Hopkins's affidavit was released by Project Veritas , a controversial conservative organization known for using deceptive tactics; Project Veritas later released a recording in which Hopkins says that he did not hear his postmaster explicitly discuss backdating ballots, and that Project Veritas wrote his affidavit for him. The 2020 United States presidential election in Georgia produced an initial count where Biden defeated Trump by around 14,000 votes, triggering

5544-406: The last few days, logistical challenges arose as the bill, which consisted of some 5,500 pages of text, proved difficult to physically assemble due to printer malfunctions and a corrupted computer file. The file, representing the education portion of the bill, posed a problem in that all portions had to be combined into one overall file. Senator John Thune (R-SD) remarked, "Unfortunately, it's

5632-557: The moratorium had initially been set to expire at the end of 2020. The regular annual appropriations bills comprise Divisions A through L of the bill, and totals about $ 1.4   trillion. Among these provisions are: The act appropriated $ 55.5 billion for the Department of State, foreign operations, related programs, and the Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) funds. This was an increase from

5720-520: The night and the early morning in the Senate chamber to count and confirm the Electoral College votes. Graham spoke, disagreeing with many of his Republican colleagues, who mostly supported Trump's denials of the election's results , saying, "it's a uniquely bad idea to delay this election", and though "I hate it", they could "count me out, enough is enough". He finished by saying, "Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are lawfully elected and will become

5808-408: The only way to honor John McCain is to trash out Trump." He also said, "The bottom line here is I'm going to help President Trump." McCain had banned Trump from his funeral. Trump's daughter Ivanka attended his funeral, reportedly at the invitation of Graham, who had reportedly gotten McCain's wife's permission. According to Graham, Trump called him after he delivered an emotional farewell to McCain on

5896-456: The option should be "on the table" for Republican state legislators to invalidate election results due to alleged "corruption" by appointing presidential electors who would vote for Trump. After receiving an affidavit by Pennsylvania postal worker Richard Hopkins alleging that his postmaster discussed backdating mail ballots, Graham issued a statement that "all credible allegations of voting irregularities and misconduct be investigated to ensure

5984-456: The other party's inclusion of special interests. In September, a non-pandemic-related spending bill was passed to avoid a government shutdown , allowing Congress to focus on a separate relief bill. On November 4, McConnell spoke in favor of passing stimulus during the lame-duck session in November and December. Two days later, Larry Kudlow , the director of President Donald Trump's National Economic Council , indicated that, like McConnell,

6072-435: The president, that's the end of his presidency and the end of our party." In February 2019 Mark Leibovich interviewed Graham for The New York Times Magazine . He asked Graham how he became a prominent Trump supporter. Graham responded that he was attempting "to be relevant": "I've got an opportunity up here working with the president to get some really good outcomes for the country ... I have never been called this much by

6160-587: The request of Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA), the bill was modified to require congressional approval of future emergency lending through the Fed, and to rescind about $ 429   billion in unused CARES Act funding. In order to pass the bill more quickly, Congress used H.R. 133, previously the United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act , as a legislative vehicle , amending the bill to contain its current text. During

6248-524: The role of GLS administrator on November 6, 2022. The administrator is advised by the Advisory Board of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. The board is composed of five members appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. No more than three of these may belong to the same political party. The advisory board meets at the call of the administrator, at least once each ninety days. The board reviews

6336-541: The second half of 2021, but came too late to avert a struggling economy in the first half of 2021. An analysis by economists Adam Hersh and Mark Paul, commissioned by the Groundwork Collaborative , a progressive think tank , concluded that Congress would need to enact a near-term stimulus about four times larger in order to obtain a full recovery. The bill's omission of grants to state and local governments, which are struggling with budget shortfalls,

6424-411: The size of the stimulus checks to $ 2,000, but House Republicans blocked the proposed increase. Many figures in both parties urged Trump to sign the bill, and planned fallback strategies to keep the government open in case he did not. Two kinds of pandemic relief payments, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation , expired on the morning of December 27. On

6512-583: The stimulus checks, but there is no record of this. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) has cautioned against sinking the $ 2,000 stimulus checks with " poison pills ". On December 31, Schumer again tried to pass the bill by unanimous consent, which was again blocked by McConnell. Schumer suggested voting on the president's other two requests separately. On December 30, McConnell criticized the CASH Act for failing to adequately phase out higher-income earners. Bernie Sanders (with Josh Hawley's backing) tried to force

6600-647: The totally broken and crime infested places from which they came" were racist. Graham said, "I don't think a Somali refugee embracing Trump would be asked to go back. If you're racist, you want everybody to go back because they are black or Muslim." Earlier in August 2018, The Washington Post reported that Graham had said, "I have never heard him make a single racist statement. Not even close." On October 8, 2019, during an interview with Jonathan Swan of Axios , Graham condemned Trump's announcement of an intention to withdraw U.S. troops from northern Syria, saying that Trump

6688-445: The vote, respectively. Democrat Jaime Harrison challenged Graham in the 2020 Senate election. The race was unexpectedly competitive, with many polls in the last few months of the race showing it as very close. Harrison also had record fundraising numbers. Despite this, Graham defeated Harrison by more than ten percentage points, 54.4% to 44.2%, in the November 3 general election. In November 2018, Senator Chuck Grassley , chair of

6776-585: Was an early effort to impeach Clinton, predating the eruption of the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal . The eruption of that scandal ultimately led to a more serious effort to impeach Clinton in 1998. On October 8, 1998, Graham voted in favor of legislation to open an impeachment inquiry . He was a member of the Judiciary Committee , which conducted the inquiry. In both the Judiciary Committee vote on forwarding proposed articles of impeachment , and

6864-640: Was blocked by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Later that day, McConnell introduced legislation combining increased payments with two other Trump demands: a repeal of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (which the president had wanted to include in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ), and the establishment of a voter fraud study commission. McConnell later claimed that Trump had requested these items to be tied to

6952-441: Was criticized by economists, who noted that the lack of revenue would lead to state and local governments eliminating jobs and raising taxes. Economists stated that the $ 25   billion in rental assistance programs allocated by the bill were insufficient to prevent a looming eviction crisis. Lindsey Graham Lindsey Olin Graham ( / ɡ r æ m / ; born July 9, 1955) is an American lawyer and politician serving as

7040-604: Was heavily involved in the negotiations. In the video, Trump complained about various spending line items in the bill for not being related to COVID-19, but these expenditures were part of the regular annual (fiscal year 2021) appropriations, not the COVID-19 stimulus portion of the bill. Moreover, the budget items that Trump complained about were part of Trump's own budget proposal for the year, and were similar to budget provisions in previous budgets signed by Trump. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said that, if Trump vetoed

7128-597: Was improper for Graham to serve as a military judge. In 2007, Graham served in Iraq as a reservist on active duty for a short period in April and for two weeks in August, where he worked on detainee and rule-of-law issues. He also served in Afghanistan during the August 2009 Senate recess. He was then assigned as a senior instructor at the Judge Advocate General 's School, though he never went. In 2014, Graham received

7216-413: Was known for his willingness to be bipartisan and work with Democrats on issues like campaign finance reform , a ban on waterboarding , cap and trade , immigration reform , and judicial nominees. He has criticized the Tea Party movement , arguing for a more inclusive Republican Party. Graham sought the Republican nomination for president between June and December 2015, dropping out before

7304-430: Was present on the call; Sterling confirmed that Graham had asked that question. Raffensperger viewed Graham's question as a suggestion to throw out legally cast ballots. Graham denied suggesting this. Graham acknowledged calling Raffensperger to find out how to "protect the integrity of mail-in voting" and "how does signature verification work", but said that if Raffensperger "feels threatened by that conversation, he's got

7392-537: Was promoted to lieutenant colonel . In 2004, he received his promotion to colonel in the U.S. Air Force Reserve at a White House ceremony officiated by President George W. Bush . That year, a lower court determined that Graham's service as a military judge while a sitting member of the Senate was acceptable. In 2006, the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces set aside the lower court's ruling after concluding it

7480-470: Was putting the nation and his presidency at risk, and that it was without the support of key national security advisers. Media focused on Graham's reversals and Trump's apparent lack of appreciation for his advice. In December 2019, as two articles of impeachment against Trump moved to a vote before the full House and referral to the Senate for trial, Graham said, "I am trying to give a pretty clear signal I have made up my mind. I'm not trying to pretend to be

7568-546: Was reelected, defeating Dorn 60% to 40%. In 1998, he was reelected to a third term unopposed. In 2000, he was reelected to a fourth term, defeating Democratic nominee George Brightharp, 68% to 30%. In 1997, Graham took part in a leadership challenge against House Speaker Newt Gingrich . In November 1997, Graham was one of 18 House Republicans to co-sponsor a resolution by Bob Barr that sought to launch an impeachment inquiry into President Bill Clinton . The resolution did not specify any charges or allegations. This

7656-402: Was split into two parts in the House, with one portion passing 327–85 and another portion 359–53. The first vote, which included funding for federal agencies, was opposed by 41 Democrats and 43 Republicans. The stimulus portion was in the latter vote, and was supported by Democrats by a 230–2 margin and Republicans by a 128–50 margin (two independents made up the rest). Following that, there was

7744-717: Was unpaid as an Air Force officer while a congressman and senator as he was ineligible for a military paycheck during his time in federal government service. In 1992, Graham was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 2nd district, in Oconee County . He defeated Democratic incumbent Lowell W. Ross by 60% to 40% and served one term, from 1993 to 1995. In 1994, 20-year incumbent Democratic U.S. congressman Butler Derrick of South Carolina's northwestern-based 3rd congressional district decided to retire. Graham ran to succeed him and, with Republican U.S. senator Strom Thurmond campaigning on his behalf, won

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