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Graham unveils budget plan to beef up border security and defense
The Hill ^ | 02/07/205 | Alexander Bolton

Posted on 02/07/2025 12:35:57 PM PST by ChicagoConservative27

Senate Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Friday unveiled a 61-page budget resolution that would lay the groundwork for the Senate to pass a special budget reconciliation bill that would provide $175 billion to secure the southern border and $150 billion to beef up national defense.

“To those who voted for and support real border security and a stronger defense in a troubled world, help is on the way,” Graham said in a statement.

“This budget resolution jumpstarts a process that will give President Trump’s team the money they need to secure the border and deport criminals, and make American strong and more energy independent,” he said.

If the Senate and House adopt the resolution, which Graham plans to mark up Wednesday morning, it would allow Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to bring a reconciliation package to the Senate floor focused on border security, energy reform and defense spending that would be immune from a Democratic filibuster.

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KEYWORDS: beef; border; budget; defense; graham; lindseygraham; plan; security; senatebudget; unveils; up
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Better not be any pork in that bill Lindsey
1 posted on 02/07/2025 12:35:57 PM PST by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Coming from Graham I’m skeptical.


2 posted on 02/07/2025 12:38:04 PM PST by NavyShoe
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I think all USAID money saved by Elon and his boyz should be put to use securing the American boarders. Both of them.


3 posted on 02/07/2025 12:38:23 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Don't forget to celebrate "A Day Without Guac and Panther Pee" today! )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

It probably consists of big defense contracts that Linda gets a kickback on.


4 posted on 02/07/2025 12:39:20 PM PST by ProudDeplorable (Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty. ~ Ronald Reagan)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Real $$$$ number is four times what they claim they spent on Ukraine.

The black budget and the humanitarian $$$$. We even gave $$$ to countries in the area in the name of Ukraine. Graham should be too ashamed to show his
USAID Face.


5 posted on 02/07/2025 12:39:56 PM PST by OakOak (Misinformation Campaign on your TV)
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“Better not be any pork in that bill Lindsey”

Exactly what I was thinking. The Trump team needs to read that bill line by line.


6 posted on 02/07/2025 12:41:31 PM PST by Parley Baer
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To: NavyShoe

Primary candidate, Group 1.


7 posted on 02/07/2025 12:41:37 PM PST by larrytown (A Cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do. Then they graduate...)
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To: NavyShoe

Primary candidate, Group 1.


8 posted on 02/07/2025 12:41:37 PM PST by larrytown (A Cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do. Then they graduate...)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Yet another reconciliation bill.


9 posted on 02/07/2025 12:42:41 PM PST by glorgau
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To: ChicagoConservative27

That needs to include what was approved in previous term and multiplied since they screwed us on that.


10 posted on 02/07/2025 12:45:03 PM PST by Resolute Conservative
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Did President Trump ask you to do that Lindsey? Have you met with him to go over those 61 pages? If not, you’re undermining President Trump. I wouldn’t trust this faggot as far as I could throw him, especially when it comes to the final version of this Bill.


11 posted on 02/07/2025 12:48:17 PM PST by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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The debt is $36T, remember.

How about we set a goal of cutting that to $30T by the end of the Trump term.


12 posted on 02/07/2025 12:50:14 PM PST by lurk (u)
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13 posted on 02/07/2025 12:54:22 PM PST by AnthonySoprano (She hails from the Slave Masters - A family of Sugar Plantation Oligarchs)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Running for election.
This could have been done 25 years ago if Linda and McCain hadn’t blocked it.


14 posted on 02/07/2025 12:54:22 PM PST by Zathras
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Graham is running scared and making nice...


15 posted on 02/07/2025 12:55:36 PM PST by Openurmind
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“It probably consists of big defense contracts that Linda gets a kickback on.”

Bet on it... He is still open for business.


16 posted on 02/07/2025 12:57:06 PM PST by Openurmind
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17 posted on 02/07/2025 12:57:36 PM PST by AnthonySoprano (She hails from the Slave Masters - A family of Sugar Plantation Oligarchs)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Maybe Trump fair weather friend Lindsey can use some of the USAID millions he received for himself to help ‘beef up’ the USA borders. Maybe Mitch and Mitt can chip in a few quid too.


18 posted on 02/07/2025 12:57:58 PM PST by captmar-vell
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I frankly don’t trust Linda!


19 posted on 02/07/2025 12:58:25 PM PST by Redleg Duke (“Time to Play Cowboys and Snowflakes!”)
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To: FlingWingFlyer
should be put to use securing the American boarders. Both of them.

While we have only two borders, we have a bunch of illegal boarders put up in hotels.

20 posted on 02/07/2025 1:05:19 PM PST by BipolarBob (My pet termites name is Clint. Clint eats wood.)
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