WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Dick Durbin issued the following press release:
WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) recognized U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham's (R-SC) lifetime of public service following his sudden passing this weekend.
"Last week, I joined several of my colleagues from the Senate and the House at the NATO Summit in Ankara, Türkiye. Last Wednesday, we had a dinner hosted by the U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye, Tom Barrack. There must have been 50 or 60 people there, all shared the concerns of the Summit conference," Durbin said. "At the heart of that dinner was my colleague and friend, Senator Lindsey Graham. When I arrived that night, it was no surprise that he had b...