Joseph Lieberman actually said...

"So on that chart, what jumps out at me, certainly, and I presume would at others, is that a relatively small proportion of that money is going to be spent in this fiscal year."

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

"the check is in the mail"

"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."