Senator Jim Kaine stated that they will try to trigger the mechanism within the Lindsey Graham sanctions bill that gives congressional review when the President decides to do waivers.
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The Fox News RundownOct 23, 2026
None of the provided sources mention Senator Kaine saying on Fox News Sunday that he would try to trigger the Graham Act's congressional-review mechanism, so the statement can be neither confirmed nor refuted. The sources do describe the bill's Section 115 waiver provision, which requires a certification and report to Congress before a waiver, and the October 2026 waiver order.
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… I mean, there been times when he's been very supportive, locked arms with him. Right now, though, I mean, he's clearly, the scale is weighted in favor of Putin. And, you know, Senator Jim Kaine told me on Fox News Sunday that they will try to trigger the mechanism within the Lindsey Graham sanctions bill that is passed, that gives congressional review when the President decides to do waivers, as he has with his diesel. So, you know, we'll see if he gets any bipartisan buy-in on that. There's been bipartisan criticism, but will there be bipartisan buy-in in, um you know, essentially a lame duck Senate to to go and to dig into actually, uhm, …
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Context. Section 115 of the Graham Act lets the President waive sanctions only after submitting a written certification and a report to Congress, and the President says he did so for the October 2026 waiver order.[1][2][4]
Context. Sources describe the Graham Act's termination provision as subject to a joint resolution of disapproval, but none connects a Kaine statement or plan to trigger any review mechanism.[1][4]
Context. Tim Kaine (D-VA) is listed as a cosponsor of the Graham sanctions bill, but no source reports his remarks on Fox News Sunday or any plan to use the bill's review provisions.[3]
Context. The claimant's own passage reports Kaine's remarks, but the passage is not evidence and cannot corroborate the claim.
Sources
4 sources: 3 primary, 1 not rated
- 1Text - H.R.5334 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026congress.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 2Implementing the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran ...whitehouse.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 3Whitehouse & Reed Push to Get Graham's Bipartisan ...whitehouse.senate.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 4Executive Order Implements, and Immediately Waives ...swlaw.com · not rated · cited for: context
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