Joe Lieberman

I thank Senator from Alaska. I thank him for the promise he has made and for the suggestions he has offered. There are some matters on which we have big disagreements. There are others on which we clearly do not. We have made some…

Tools to fight terrorism, as I would call it. As you said, parts of it are very controversial. As an individual Senator, probably a lot of it I would support, but I particularly appreciate the Senator's conclusion here because neither the…

Perhaps it was my language that was confusing. I do not think the statutory language is. The fact is, there is an addition of authority to the NID--there is no question about that--that the DCI does not have, and that is to issue and…

I found a quote that may be reassuring to the Senator. It is from General Hayden, Director of the National Security Agency, when he testified before the House Select Committee on Intelligence on August 18 of this year about the 9/11…

I believe the colloquy between Senator Warner and Senator Collins is a great argument for the balance we have struck. We leave the line authority over these national intelligence agencies with the Defense Department. Without going into…

I want to tell Senator Graham that Senator Collins indicated to me she does have your book on her bedside table and she finds it compelling. She does not use it to induce sleep. I want to reassure him of that. I find it compelling as well…

I join with Senator Collins in thanking Senator Feinstein for her leadership over the long term on matters of national intelligence, but also for a very thoughtful statement today and to express, again, not just gratitude but our real…

In not coming Monday, I was wrong.

There's not evidence to convict Secretary Rumsfeld.

Senator Bingaman and I have introduced legislation to regulate refund anticipation loans, RALs, and expand access to free tax preparation services.

It is essential that we match the rhetoric of holding polluters accountable with a new reality in strong environmental protections and enforcement.

It is now beyond scientific doubt that humans are causing the warming of the Earth.

The President must take the lead, however--and on the environment he has not, to date.

In rolling-back environmental protections and delaying action on key environmental challenges, he has put special interests--and especially the interests of big polluters--before the national interests.

We can and must do better.

It is critical that we rise above partisan politics and take the long-term view in meeting the many foreign and domestic challenges during these difficult times for our nation and the world.

We can't wait until after the November elections to clean our air, to purify our water of toxins, or to begin curbing global warming.

We need that kind of bipartisan leadership now in tackling our pressing environmental challenges.

I appreciate the work of your staff and the timely response in providing that data.

We believe that our approach is just that.

I believe it will lead to dangerous hotspots where emissions and exposure remain unacceptably high.

This is an extremely urgent public health issue.

In my view, the EPA proposal does not require cuts that are deep enough or fast enough.

The fact that it was zeroed out in the budget is simply astounding.

I just can't understand this cut. And I'm going to be working here in the Senate to restore it.