Graham Pushed Sanctions Package on Russia Before Death

Graham was serving as chairman of the Senate Budget Committee and was running for a fifth six-year term in the Senate this November.

One of the chamber’s most recognizable members, he was a leading voice within his party on defense and foreign policy issues.

A senior Graham aide told NBC News early Sunday that there had been no indication the senator was experiencing health problems before his death.

Graham had been scheduled to appear on NBC News’ Meet the Press Sunday morning, a program on which he had been a