Joe Lieberman: “Let me thank my friend, Senator Ayotte, for playing such a leading role in our debates on this critical issue of how our…”

“Let me thank my friend, Senator Ayotte, for playing such a leading role in our debates on this critical issue of how our country handles detainees and gathers intelligence in our war on terrorism. I share her concerns about the potential damage to our intelligence collection efforts inflicted by adherence to the existing restrictions on interrogations. That is why I am pleased to be, with others, a cosponsor of the amendment introduced, amendment No. 1068. I will say that I am also disturbed about the amount of misinformation that seems to be circulating about this amendment and similar efforts in the past that I have supported. I ask the Senator from New Hampshire, does amendment No. 1068 authorize torture?”