Joe Lieberman

I support President Obama's view that after careful preparation, the United States should be willing to pursue direct diplomacy with Iran.

It is in the U.S. interest to engage Iran on Afghanistan security issues including narcotics.

I think we're very fortunate in him and his wonderful family that's with him, and that he's agreed to come back to Washington to serve our Nation.

I think it shows President Obama's good judgment and really high standards in making these picks.

We should not take any options off the table and that engagement has an important role to play in our efforts to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.

I must say that these are three remarkable individuals. We are very fortunate that they are prepared to serve our country.

The Senate Democratic caucus will allow Senator Joe Lieberman to keep his high profile Homeland Security Chairmanship.

Because our enemies will test the new president early.

Between one candidate, who's a talker, and the other candidate, who's the leader America needs as our next president.

I completely support the St. Elizabeths consolidation. I would make that a high priority.

We need a president who's ready to be commander in chief on day one. Senator McCain is. Incidentally, Senator Clinton said that over and over again, and she was right. She was ready to be president on day one. Why? Because our enemies will…

Remember that the truck bombing at the word trade center happened in the first year of the Clinton administration. Nine-eleven happened in the first year of the Bush administration.

We need a president who is ready to be commander-in-chief on day one. Senator McCain is. Incidentally Senator Clinton said that over and over again and she was right. She was ready to be president on day one. Why? Because our enemies will…

John McCain is ready to take the reins on January 20th, 2009. He doesn't need any training.

I welcome Senator Pryor's focus on the Climate Security Act's HFC provisions, and I would like to work with him on that portion of the bill as it moves through the legislative process. I remain interested in increasing the specificity of…

This is a big problem that requires a big solution. I hate to see it get stopped by small worries. We are here to legislate. We are here to debate. We are here to amend.

I get a kick out of him calling me his senior colleague on this matter. We are at least equal. I say to my colleague, I consider you to be the leader because without your decision to be part of the effort to come up with a solution to this…

I would just add to this debate about the 30 hours that it is going to be a reality, and I would say this: Senator Boxer, Senator Warner, and I are going to be on the floor. This is an important matter. I think most important to the…

You know, political parties are important in our country. But they're not more important than what's best for our country. They're not more important than friendship.

You know, political parties are important in our country, but they're not more important than what's best for our country. They're not more important than friendship.

Mayer was a wonderful man who a lot of us got to know because of his leadership role in the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. This was a wonderful gentleman, the exemplification of the American dream. He worked extremely hard, made…

We wish we did not have to spend money building a missile defense, but the truth is that the number of powers, including a lot of hostile anti-American countries that have the capacity to fire missiles at us and our allies, carrying both…

Before I begin my remarks, I must pay tribute to Senator Byrd. We are on different sides of the discussion on the Iraq war, but he is an extraordinary public servant who remains as full of not just passion, which is evident, but brainpower…

Personally, I feel it was a terrible mistake for Columbia University to invite him to speak, because he comes, literally, with blood on his hands.

The war is not lost in Iraq. In fact, now American Iraqi security forces are winning. The enemy is on the run in Iraq. But, here in -- in Congress, in Washington, we seem to be, or some -- some members seem to be on the run, chased, I…