Graham Statement on Vote Against $1.9 Trillion Liberal Wish List
WASHINGTON – Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement after he voted against Senate Democrats’ $1.9 trillion liberal wish list. After a lengthy vote-a-rama series, the legislation passed 50-49 without a single Republican vote. “Ninety percent of what’s in this bill has nothing to do with COVID. It is a […]
Graham Introduces Amendment to End Blue State Bailouts
WASHINGTON – Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) introduced an amendment to end The American Rescue Plan Act’s bailout of failed policies and fiscally irresponsible states. The Graham amendment reverts back to the formula used in the CARES Act to distribute aid to states, which passed the Senate by a vote of 96-0 […]
Graham: Democrats’ So-Called COVID Relief Bill is a Liberal Wish List
WASHINGTON – Today, Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) spoke on the Senate floor about the Democrats’ so-called COVID-19 relief bill noting it is a liberal wish list that is filled with partisan priorities. On Democrats abandoning bipartisanship: GRAHAM: “[Democrats] now have power of the federal government, complete power. Control of the Senate, […]
Graham Statement on Parliamentarian’s Ruling on Minimum Wage
WASHINGTON – Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement on the Senate Parliamentarian ruling that Democrats’ proposal to increase the federal minimum wage is an inappropriate policy change in reconciliation. “Very pleased the Senate Parliamentarian has ruled that a minimum wage increase is an inappropriate policy change in reconciliation. This […]
Graham: We Have to Find a Way to Raise Minimum Wage Without Losing Jobs, Hurting Small Businesses
WASHINGTON – Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today questioned witnesses on finding a way to raise the federal minimum wage without losing jobs or hurting small businesses. Graham invited Greenville, South Carolina restaurant owner Carl Sobocinski to share his experience with working in and owning several restaurants. Graham also invited Dr. Douglas […]
Graham Questions Biden OMB Director Nominee on Immigration and Minimum Wage Increase
WASHINGTON – Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today questioned Ms. Neera Tanden, President Biden’s nominee to serve as Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). IMMIGRATION: GRAHAM: “Here’s what’s happened, thus far in the first three weeks of the [Biden Administration]. We stopped building the wall. We’ve halted deportations. We canceled […]
Graham ‘Remain in Mexico’ Amendment to Senate Budget Resolution Defeated
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham’s (R-South Carolina) amendment to the Senate budget resolution calling for strengthening and protecting the ‘Remain in Mexico’ program was defeated by a vote of 50-50. The ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy was adopted by former President Trump and has proven to be successful in taking pressure off our southern border. Before […]
Graham Addresses Budget Resolution Ahead of Vote-A-Rama
WASHINGTON – Today, Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) discussed the Senate Budget Resolution ahead of a series of amendment votes. GRAHAM: “Most small businesses in South Carolina and throughout the country have been struggling to stay open due to lack of travel, due to mandates at the state and local level reducing […]
ICYMI: Graham to Democrats on Budget Resolution: “If You’re Looking for Unity, This is a Lousy Way to Get It”
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, incoming Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) reacted to the Democrats’ budget resolution on the Senate floor. On Congress and the Administration working together on COVID relief: GRAHAM: “Here’s what I want the American people to know. We’ve done a lot together [already]. And of the $4 trillion we’ve appropriated, to […]
Senate Approves Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Federal Financial Management
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Senate this week approved Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Senator Mark Warner’s (D-VA) legislation, the CFO Vision Act of 2020, S. 3287, to strengthen federal financial management. The bipartisan bill would update the Chief Financial Officers (CFO) Act of 1990. That law established a financial management […]