Durbin Statement On The Passing Of Senator Lindsey Graham

July 12, 2026 Durbin Statement On The Passing Of Senator Lindsey Graham SPRINGFIELD – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement regarding the passing of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC): “I was with Lindsey last week at the NATO Summit in Türkiye. At a private dinner at the Ambassador’s residence, he was working every Senator on a strategy to end the war in Ukraine. Typical Lindsey. “Lindsey was part of every important policy issue and an indispensable player in every Senate ‘gang’. He was a fierce Republican partisan one day and a key bipartisan ally the next. “When I was Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, he was the Ranking Republican. His word was good—no cheap shots. “He knew the Dream Act was my most important bill. He was the only Republican who would cosponsor it for years. I will never forget it. “Loretta and I send our condolences to Lindsey’s family and legion of friends in South Carolina and around the world.” -30- Print Email Share Tweet