Joseph Lieberman actually said...

"the Minerals Management Service did not require adequate safety and response measures from the oil companies at deepwater level."

"we have to, when we start talking about this, acknowledge that there have been thousands of wells dug, and the safety record overall is an impressive one."

"But I think it is a very important hearing because it is obvious to all of us that it has taken painfully long for the oil spill in the Gulf, Deepwater Horizon, to be stopped."

"I think the President was absolutely right last Friday to say this is not about who is responsible for paying."