Chris Coons Hopes Bill for More Russian Tariffs Would Get Passed in Lindsey Graham’s Memory

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COONS: “Over dinner, to celebrate his birthday, in Ankara, we were talking about how unlikely it was that either of us would end up senators. His childhood was hard. He was orphaned at a young age, and he never imagined he’d be a United States Senator. He was in a good mood, having just won his primary, and he was very focused on Ukraine. We had met with President Zelenskyy earlier that day, and it was a great meeting. And he was jubilant that President Trump seemed in a better place. The most important bill Lindsey Graham was working on, with Senator Dick Blumenthal, was a bill to apply greater pressure, more sanctions, more tariffs, to try and deter Russia’s brutal war of aggression against Ukraine. And Lindsey told me that President Trump had just said to him he would support the bill. And it’s my hope that we will take up and pass this bill in Lindsey’s memory this week when we all get back to session."