Sen. Lindsey Graham Lindsey Olin GrahamGOP senators say coronavirus deal dead until after election Tucker Carlson accuses Lindsey Graham of convincing Trump to talk to Woodward Trump courts Florida voters with moratorium on offshore drilling MORE (R-S.C.) is pledging to try to attach a stalled Russia sanctions proposal to a separate bill tightening financial penalties against Iran.

"I'm glad we're doing something on Iran [sanctions], but if the bill comes out of committee on the floor I'm going to add Russian sanctions to it. Try to anyway," Graham told reporters on Tuesday evening.

"We will be looking at other options, including the Senate Armed Services Committee," McCain, who chairs that committee, told reporters.

Graham and McCain put out a joint statement noting they could try to move the legislation through the Banking Committee or as an amendment on the Senate floor.