Joseph Lieberman actually said...

"The Recovery Act itself and the President are very set on this being as transparent and accountable a program as we have ever had in the Federal Government."

"Part of why we want this money to be used to avoid the disastrous layoffs of teachers, for instance, is that, to say the obvious, you want to protect the jobs."

"the check is in the mail"

"I think you can expect Congress to get back in and mandate or speak more clearly in some areas of this law."