Joseph Lieberman Quotes

"I also know that there have been many times in our history when the proximity of an election has induced exactly the kind of leadership and consensus-building that produce progress in our democracy."

"We don't know enough to know whether any of that influence in any way stopped the administration or agencies of our federal government from protecting average shareholders who lost their life savings when Enron collapsed, ... That's the question we're going to ask."

"I hate to see that, but maybe if we're successful with our efforts to bring the president back together with his EPA administrator."

"Based on my initial review, I don't believe that this situation qualifies as an emergency under the National Labor Relations Act because it does not affect an entire industry. Nor is it likely that the president would find that it imperils the national health or safety, which are the qualifications necessary to invoke the national emergency provisions under the act."

"I support such a review, ... But the reality is that we don't need the results of a strategic study to know that there are some pressing problems in our military that demand our attention and our assistance now."

"The moment of truth has arrived for Saddam Hussein."

"That can't go on. We're inviting trouble if it does go on,"

"not to worry about his votes."