2026-07-13T21:15:00.000Z / 《华盛顿邮报》
“很难相信林赛·格雷厄姆已经不在我们身边了，”图恩在周一的动情演讲中说道。
作者：西奥多里克·迈尔
参议院多数党领袖、南达科他州共和党议员约翰·图恩周一动情地致悼词，悼念南卡罗来纳州共和党参议员林赛·格雷厄姆——他的长期好友与同事，格雷厄姆已于周六去世。
站在参议院议事厅内格雷厄姆的办公桌旁——桌上铺着黑布，摆着一碗白玫瑰——图恩声音哽咽，称赞格雷厄姆是一位值得信赖的顾问，总能让他开怀大笑。
“很难相信林赛·格雷厄姆已经不在我们身边了——我们不会再在今天的会议上偶遇他，也不会在今天下午的投票时和他一起说笑了，”图恩说道，“参议院的走廊里没有了他，已经显得空荡荡的。”
参议院少数党领袖查克·舒默（纽约州民主党议员）以及两党其他议员均呼吁，通过一项对俄罗斯实施新制裁的法案来纪念格雷厄姆，该法案是格雷厄姆生前一直在推动通过的。格雷厄姆曾于周五表示，经过数月的谈判，他已与白宫达成协议，将支持这项法案。
图恩周一在CNN节目中表示，他希望参议院能够通过这项法案作为对格雷厄姆的致敬，但并未提及参议院何时就该法案进行投票。
“我认为有一项制裁法案可能会在参议院获得80到90票的支持，”他说，“我们需要弄清楚这项法案的确切内容。”
Senate Majority Leader John Thune mourns Lindsey Graham
2026-07-13T21:15:00.000Z / The Washington Post
“It’s difficult to believe that Lindsey Graham is no longer here with us,” Thune said in an emotional speech Monday.
Sen. John Thune (R-South Dakota) speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill on Monday. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters)
By Theodoric Meyer
An emotional Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) on Monday eulogized Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), his longtime friend and colleague who died on Saturday.
Standing near from Graham’s desk on the Senate floor, which was draped with a black cloth and a bowl of white roses, Thune, his voice cracking, extolled Graham as a trusted adviser who could always make him laugh.
“It’s difficult to believe that Lindsey Graham is no longer here with us — that we won’t run into him at a meeting today or share a joke with him at this afternoon’s vote,” Thune said. “The halls of the Senate already feel empty without him.”
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) and other senators in both parties have called for honoring Graham by taking up legislation imposing new sanctions on Russia, which Graham was working to pass before his death. Graham said Friday that he had reached an agreement with White House to support the bill after months of negotiations.
Thune said Monday on CNN that he hoped the Senate could pass the bill as a tribute to Graham but did not say when the chamber might vote on it.
“I think there is a sanctions bill that could get 80 to 90 votes in the Senate,” he said. “We’ve got to figure out exactly what that is.”
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