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GOP senator says Graham ‘really felt he was making great strides’ on Russia sanctions bill before death

Jul 12, 2026Center

Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) on Sunday said that the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) really felt as he was “making great strides” towards a Russia sanctions bill before he died at the age of 71 due to a “brief and sudden illness.” “We were just in Ankara, Turkey for the NATO summit together. He came…

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