GOP senator says Graham ‘really felt he was making great strides’ on Russia sanctions bill before death

Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) on Sunday said that the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) really felt as he was “making great strides” towards a Russia sanctions bill before he died at the age of 71 due to a “brief and sudden illness.” 

“We were just in Ankara, Turkey for the NATO summit together. He came in. We met with, among others, [Ukrainian] President [Volodymyr] Zelensky. Clearly, they had a good personal friendship as well,” Rounds said during an appearance on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday.” 

“But he was very proud of the work he was doing with regard to the Russian sanctions bill that he’s been working on for over a year on a bipartisan basis. And he really felt he was making great strides to be able to put it all together when we come back into session this week,” he added. 

Rounds’ comments follow a statement from Graham and Sens. Richard........

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