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Joe Lieberman

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Joseph Lieberman is an American politician and attorney who served as a United States Senator from Connecticut from 1989 to 2013. Initially a member of the Democratic Party, he gained national prominence as the party's nominee for Vice President in the 2000 election alongside Al Gore. After losing the election, Lieberman continued to serve in the Senate, where he became known for his centrist views and willingness to cross party lines, particularly on issues such as national security and energy policy.

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Sep 6, 2006

In my view, these incentives and mandates in the Energy Policy Act represent a positive and necessary step toward ending this country's destructive oil addiction and curbing global warming.

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Aug 8, 2006

Well, I -- I will respectfully say, no, no, no. I am in this race to the end.

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Aug 8, 2006

It was clear to me all along that this -- that if I had an opponent who had money, as this one did, they could make this, or would try to make it into a referendum on George Bush and the Iraq war.

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Aug 7, 2006

A key primary race with Iraq at its center, as Senator Joe Lieberman pays the ultimate price at the ballot box.

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Aug 7, 2006

I'm a bipartisan guy, I believe in working across the aisle, and I want all like-minded people to join Team Lieberman.

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Aug 7, 2006

Now, he says he will go on to Capitol Hill and vote with the Democrats and that he'll still be a Democrat.

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Aug 7, 2006

I will continue to offer Connecticut a different path forward. I went into public service to find solutions, not to point fingers. To unite, not divide. To lift up, not to tear down.

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Aug 7, 2006

... instead of talking about how we could solve the people's problems. Insults instead of ideas. In other words, more of the same old partisan politics that has stalemated Washington today.

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Aug 6, 2006

When you get to the truth and the consequences, you will see that I am the same person that I have always been.

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Aug 6, 2006

The two big lies of Ed Lamont, Joe Lieberman is a cheerleader for George Bush. Ridiculous. I've opposed most of what this president has asked us to do through Congress.

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Aug 6, 2006

When the votes are counted tomorrow, I'm looking forward to being called Connecticut's comeback kid!

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Aug 6, 2006

This is all about the Iraq war, and all about the anger, almost hatred, among a lot of Democrats toward George Bush.

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Jul 11, 2006

I would just say amen to everything Senator Collins has said, but I will speak for 5 minutes.

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Jun 18, 2006

We better do something about it soon, or we could come to a tipping point where it will be hard to fix it without disastrous consequences.

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Jun 6, 2006

That they're engaging in the kind of partisan election-year politics that has caused so many Americans to lose faith in the direction of our government.

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May 4, 2006

Senator Brownback and I thank the Senator from North Carolina for this. I personally thank you Senator Burr for working with us on this important issue, which I always say is the big bird in the room that few people are looking at. It…

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May 4, 2006

Yes I do. The current GAINS program is underfunded by $4,000,000 in year one and year two will require an additional $10,000,000 to be fully functional. Our amendment specifies GAINS as a particular program for CDC to fund in its domestic…

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Apr 25, 2006

Senators Joe Lieberman of Connecticut and Susan Collins of Maine are leading this charge. They are recommending, and it is just a recommendation, a new agency reporting to the Department of Homeland Security, but that will also have a…

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Mar 16, 2006

In a tradition that is associated with my family, I would ask the Senator from North Dakota, how much time does he have to offer?

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Feb 13, 2006

People who do this, with all respect, they have to be held accountable.

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Feb 13, 2006

That's a colossal waste of taxpayer money and a colossal failure to help the people who really need the housing.

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Feb 13, 2006

Short-term, there must have been -- first up, they shouldn't have bought these things if they had looked at their own regulations.

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Feb 13, 2006

What was going on with FEMA? This is another in some ways, yet more outrageous example of what happens when your Federal Emergency Management Agency doesn't prepare.

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Feb 12, 2006

I think we are better prepared because of the powerful lessons and embarrassment that the federal government suffered. Are we totally prepared? Or are we as prepared as we should be? I regret to say, the answer is no. And I don't want to…

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Feb 9, 2006

They went to sleep Monday night, as Secretary Chertoff said, thinking New Orleans had dodged the bullet. Meantime, in New Orleans, the poor people are drowning.

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