{"id":25041,"date":"2026-07-12T21:09:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T01:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=25041"},"modified":"2026-08-13T10:00:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T14:00:52","slug":"merkley-statement-on-the-sudden-passing-of-senator-lindsey-graham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-statement-on-the-sudden-passing-of-senator-lindsey-graham\/","title":{"rendered":"Merkley Statement on the Sudden Passing of Senator Lindsey Graham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, D.C. &#8211; Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below statement following the news of the passing of Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>\u201cI am shocked to hear of the sudden passing of Senator Graham. We shared a strong interest in defending Ukraine and, to the surprise of many, in climate change. We got to know each other as we served together on three committees, including the Budget Committee, where he served as Chair and I serve as the lead Democrat.&nbsp;<\/strong><br><br><strong>\u201cMary and I are keeping Senator Graham\u2019s family and staff in our thoughts during this difficult time,\u201d<\/strong> dijo el miembro de mayor rango, Jeff Merkley. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, D.C. &#8211; Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below statement following the news of the passing of Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee. \u201cI am shocked to hear of the sudden passing of Senator Graham. 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