Joseph Lieberman actually said...

"The rules are there for a reason. It sometimes can be awkward or inconvenient to enforce them, but if we do not enforce them, then it encourages the bad actors to continue and does not reward the good..."

"Yes, I cannot imagine that they are not doing some."

"Well, that is tremendously encouraging, and, of course, that is exactly the kind of work even in a budget-constrained atmosphere that I hope we will find adequate funds for."

"We are all hoping for that, and I actually have confidence that it will."