Joseph Lieberman actually said...

"So I thank you for that."

"I urge you to go forward to figure out both how to reduce the fees to the agencies so in turn that will reduce pressure to raise those dollars by taxes."

"This is an attempt to take a step, a significant step, to rebuild the lost trust that the American people feel today in members of Congress."

"This ought to be something that even in the political 'silly season' that we can get done."