Joseph Lieberman actually said...

It is absolutely true that no State by December 31 will have a REAL ID-compliant document.

We need secure identification to thwart potential terrorists.

I opposed the REAL ID Act because I thought ultimately it laid out a very prescriptive, unworkable, and expensive process.

All but one of the 9/11 hijackers acquired some form of U.S. identification document, some by fraud.