--- description: At a Senate Judiciary hearing this Wednesday on the and Cable merger Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham seemed most interested in how combining the two largest... title: Watch Sen. Lindsey Graham Use Comcast Senate Hearing To Talk Cable TV image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt72f7935332c3dc7e/698689e8e53aba1bf94d1f5f/4806847691.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Congress](/tag/congress/) ## Congress Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Sen. Lindsey Graham Use Comcast Hearing To Discuss Cable Options  by [Francesca Trianni](/author/francesca-trianni/)  ## Francesca Trianni Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 9, 2014 8:26 PM CUT  UNITED STATES - MARCH 26: Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks during a news conference on Wednesday, March 26, 2014, on legislation that would restore "the long-standing interpretation of the 'Wire Act'" and would reverse the Justice Department's 2011 decision expand online gaming. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) UNITED STATES - MARCH 26: Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks during a news conference on Wednesday, March 26, 2014, on legislation that would restore "the long-standing interpretation of the 'Wire Act'" and would reverse the Justice Department's 2011 decision expand online gaming. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)Bill Clark—CQ-Roll Call,Inc.  by [Francesca Trianni](/author/francesca-trianni/)  ## Francesca Trianni Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 9, 2014 8:26 PM CUT At a Senate Judiciary hearing this Wednesday on the Comcast and Time Warner Cable merger Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham seemed most interested in how [combining the two largest U.S. cable companies](http://time.com/?p=56447&preview=true "undefined") would affect one particular resident of South Carolina. That is, himself. “Somebody can sell me a product at this hearing, because I really don’t know,” said the South Carolina senator, before asking if any representatives from DirecTV were present at the hearing. “I’m thinking about changing because I’ve had the satellite signal knocked out twice, I’ve had to move the satellite twice. But before that, the cable went out right in the fourth quarter of a ball game.” Graham said he had problems with his DirecTV when the weather is bad. “In two seconds, tell me why I should switch back to cable,” Graham said to conclude his line of questioning. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/56447/watch-sen-lindsey-graham-use-comcast-hearing-to-discuss-cable-options/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/56447/watch-sen-lindsey-graham-use-comcast-hearing-to-discuss-cable-options/"},"headline":"Watch Sen. Lindsey Graham Use Comcast Hearing To Discuss Cable Options","datePublished":"2014-04-09T20:26:43.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:13:35.726Z","description":"At a Senate Judiciary hearing this Wednesday on the and Cable merger Republican Sen. 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