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.
Thus far, the Federal Government, I will say to the three of you Secretaries and your agencies, have responded aggressively and I think as effectively as possible to the threat of the H1N1 virus.
If you all with your extraordinary capabilities develop a vaccine that works against swine flu, why would we not make it?
But I honestly believe, looking back, that CDC or HHS... should have just nationally said...
So you will be the point of distribution for Waterbury to private providers; is that right?
Do we have the domestic capacity to produce sufficient quantities of vaccine up to the 300 million?
I worry that we are undermining confidence generally in our public health system.
I honestly believe, looking back, that CDC or HHS... should have just nationally said...
I must say, respectfully, I did not find the Secretary's response to our letter satisfactory.
Dean Koh is a brilliant scholar--one of the great legal minds of his generation.
He has a distinguished record of service in our government, having worked in both Democratic and Republican administrations.
whenever the United States uses force in self-defense, it must do so in a manner that is consistent with the principles of necessity and proportionality.
I am proud to recommend that you recommend to the full Senate that we confirm the nomination of Harold Hongju Koh.
I believe that one consequence of this lack of consensus as to whether the resolutions provided the necessary support was that it hindered U.S. efforts to attract as broad political support for our military actions in Iraq as we would have…
As stated in the October 2001 letter from the United States notifying the Security Council pursuant to Article 51 of the UN Charter: 'We may find that our self-defense requires further actions with respect to other organizations and other…
I very much hope that you will favorably report on the nomination of Harold Hongju Koh--a great American--to this important post.
I am honored to be before you to introduce Harold Hongju Koh of New Haven, CT.
It is a reflection of the bipartisan respect for Dean Koh that, when President Clinton nominated him... he was unanimously confirmed.
I think it is important to note the public-private collaboration that went into issuing that August 24 alert.
I think that is a very good development, and I thank you for it and I hope you will push it forward.
A public-private partnership to defend the integrity of cyberspace is now urgently essential.





