Joseph Lieberman actually said...

Congress is not willing to take short-term pain for long-term gain, period.

The system is broken. In my 29 years in Congress, I have never... seen more partisanship and divisive Congress than I have today.

Our failure to act now will guarantee that they are right.

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 ...