Senator Lindsey Graham announced his decision to vote against cloture on the foreign aid bill and the national security supplemental package due to concerns about border security. Graham criticized the bipartisan border proposal as insufficient and labeled the border security deal as a 'half-assed effort.' He clashed with Senator Kyrsten Sinema over the border bill, with Sinema questioning Graham's vote against advancing the deal she negotiated. Graham also supported President Trump's suggestion to turn foreign aid into a loan instead of a grant, expressing dissatisfaction with the current process and lack of bipartisan support.
Sen. Lindsey Graham said today he will not support the $95 billion foreign aid bill moving through the Senate — following President Trump by demanding that aid be given in the form of a loan https://t.co/bm9UdWwfiU
Lindsey Graham backs Trump plan for foreign aid as a loan https://t.co/wVhwUgt57w
🚨 Lindsey Graham backs Donald Trump’s suggestion that foreign aid should be given as a loan, not a grant. https://t.co/rcEfFWG1Iu https://t.co/L8SpioJK00
Lindsey Graham echoes Trumps statement from the weekend and says foreign aid to Israel and Ukraine should be “a loan” and he won’t support it without border being dealt with first (it had a border component that he helped negotiate)
Holy cow. Lindsey Graham, long a supporter of foreign aid, now says the House should turn the Senate funding into a “loan…as suggested by President Trump.” “Until that day comes, I will be voting no.” https://t.co/vnDsPUeGrV
1) Graham: This whole process has been a complete debacle. While I support the House-passed border security bill, H.R. 2, they were unable to get any Democratic votes in the House, making it impossible to pick up 11 Democrats in the Senate to get the necessary 60 votes.
"Graham Melts Down On Senate Floor After Sinema Accuses Him of Hypocrisy For Voting to Kill Debate on Border Bill." (via @Mediaite) https://t.co/UEP7Nbifdm
Tempers flared on the Senate floor when Sen. Kyrsten Sinema asked Sen. Lindsey Graham to explain why he voted against advancing the border security deal she negotiated, and Graham responded by panning it as a 'half-ass" effort to secure the border https://t.co/k6AwTRPQnT https://t.co/P5SDpjTaqZ
Graham Melts Down On Senate Floor After Sinema Accuses Him of Hypocrisy For Voting to Kill Debate on Border Bill https://t.co/bx3DDOY58f
Frustration over failed border security deal hits Senate floor, Graham tells Sinema 'half-ass' try Graham said that this legislation was not bipartisan in any way. Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/lBfJqlqwRn
Come on, Senator, the problem wasn’t Sinema, the problem was the bill itself! Tempers flare after Graham accuses Sinema half-ass border effort. https://t.co/oYz4EMXBK5
Tempers flared on the Senate floor when Sen. Kyrsten Sinema asked Sen. Lindsey Graham to explain why he voted against advancing the border security deal she negotiated and Graham responded by panning it as a “half-ass” effort to secure the border. https://t.co/uPAlIid9Gm
Graham: “This has been a half-ass effort to deal with border security.” https://t.co/NSzfxDijet
Sen. Graham (R-SC) and Sen. Sinema (I-AZ) get into a tense exchange after Graham criticizes the border bill, which he says was “good” but that he “was hoping to be able to build” on it. Sinema: “Remind us how you voted yesterday on the motion to proceed.” Graham: “I voted no.” https://t.co/BidH8HGJYG
Oof. Sen Lindsey Graham says the bipartisan border proposal "did a good job in many ways" but "wasn't enough" Sen Sinema interjects, pointing out that Graham voted against border bill Graham shoots back, calls border effort "half-assed" Says House HR2 bill won't pass
Sen. Lindsey Graham tells Sen. Kyrsten Sinema on Senate floor that the border security deal she unveiled was a "half-assed effort," complaining that Senate Majority Leader Schumer wouldn't allow amendments.
Lindsey Graham in statement says he's voting against nat'l security package b/c "we have not done all we can to secure our southern border." Graham, 1/17 on bipartisan border talks: "To get this kind of border security without a pathway to citizenship is really unheard of"
Lindsey Graham announces he's a no to proceed to Ukraine/Israel bill: "I will be voting no on cloture on the national security supplemental package minus the border security provisions because I believe we have not done all we can to secure our southern border."
LINDSEY GRAHAM says he's voting no on cloture on the foreign aid bill. “I will be voting no on cloture on the national security supplemental package minus the border security provisions because I believe we have not done all we can to secure our southern border."