Paid for privately and authorized by the state. There are plenty of reasons to complain about US Congress but this isn’t one of them. Direct your complaints toward North Carolina politicians

I’d even count this as a bit of a step forward, maybe: at least Graham wasn’t a slave owner

Edit: read the Wikipedia entry. Apparently he made a stand against racism his entire career, voted democrat, and refused to join “Moral Majority”. You could do worse (unless you’re a women or lgbtq)