Joseph Lieberman actually said...

"We cannot stand idly by while children's lives or health are potentially put into danger."

"Thanks, Senator McCaskill. Thanks very much to the five of you. You have been an extraordinarily helpful panel."

"If somebody is only going to get a mild reprimand or a letter of admonition for having done something like this, really that does not hurt very much."

"I think that the ethics rules are not clear enough, and the House Ethics Committee just 2 days ago issued guidance."