Beloved or not, Lindsey Graham was a critical dealmaker in Congress

Per The Guardian, Senator Lindsey Graham played a critical role in breaking a government shutdown standoff earlier this year. When Democrats and Republicans were deadlocked and the Department of Homeland Security faced its longest partial shutdown in US history, Graham—who chairs the Senate Budget Committee—stepped in. He announced the committee would move forward with a funding measure for the agencies overseeing the administration's mass deportation efforts, a move that rallied Republican support and helped reopen DHS.

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