Joseph Lieberman actually said...

"I hope that, if you are confirmed, you will not simply be there waiting for the Secretary to ask you for advice."

"It is especially important, and I know the Secretary feels this, that we fill this position right away."

"The position of Chief Medical Officer at the Department of Homeland Security was created by the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 that was authored, I am proud to say, by Senator Co..."

"This will be one of our legislative priorities this year, which is to legislatively beef up the oversight and protection that we provide to the American people from bioterrorist attack."