Joseph Lieberman actually said...

"We strongly believe, as part of the debate to increase the debt limit, Congress needs to put in place a special process that allows Congress and the administration to face up to our Nation's long-term..."

"I hope that this Committee and my colleagues do not make the mistake we too often make around here of letting the perfect get in the way of the good."

"what really troubles me about this is the matter that we have talked about, which is the difficulty and really ultimately the impossibility of exercising our oversight authority with regard to people ..."

"we both share a desire to do something about this to help Congress uphold our constitutional responsibility for oversight."