Joseph Lieberman actually said...

"Sir, this was a question an awful lot of us have asked ourselves over the last month and a half."

"the behavior was unacceptable for Secret Service personnel."

"the President proposed abolishing the formula and replacing it with a cap that is equal to the pay rate for the government's most senior executives."

"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..."