{"id":14620,"date":"2026-07-23T13:06:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T08:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=14620"},"modified":"2026-07-23T13:06:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T08:06:28","slug":"darline-graham-says-her-brothers-work-took-him-from-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=14620","title":{"rendered":"Darline Graham says her brother\u2019s work \u2018took him from us\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.politico.com\/f3\/c2\/498ba9d144ac9a6d6461dc412ebc\/u-s-congress-27491.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Newly seated Sen. Darline Graham said she thinks her late brother&#8217;s work in Congress took a toll on his body, causing his sudden death earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI begged him to slow down. I knew it was not going to be good. And I had already prayed, and knew in my heart, that one day something was going to happen,\u201d she said of late-Sen. Lindsey Graham. \u201cI feel like it took him from us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Darline Graham gave the emotionally raw remarks during the Senate Budget Committee\u2019s first meeting since the death of her brother, who was previously the panel chair.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), the committee&#8217;s new chair, also said he believes Lindsey Graham&#8217;s advocacy for foreign policy issues and aggressive travel schedule caused his death.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it cost him his life,\u201d Johnson said, noting Graham\u2019s travel to Turkey and Ukraine in the days before he died July 11. \u201cSo that&#8217;s his lasting legacy. He dedicated his life. He gave his life to this country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The official cause of death for Graham was an aortic dissection caused by cardiovascular disease.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson called for lawmakers to attempt more bipartisan policy efforts in Graham\u2019s memory: \u201cWe&#8217;re going to miss his demonstration of how to work together. It\u2019s maybe a wake-up call.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Democrats on the panel also noted the late senator\u2019s ability to bring lawmakers from both parties together on policy issues while also influencing President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are a grimmer and a dumber place without Lindsey Graham,\u201d said Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.). \u201cOur prospects as a body are narrower. 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