Open Congress : News Articles for Joseph I. Lieberman

2012 & Beyond: Debate Over Online Privacy Legislation Continues

2012-12-30T01:00:00Z

...better means to protect the intellectual property of Americans. The Cybersecurity Act of 2012 (S. 2105), introduced by Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.), which would have created voluntary cybersecurity standards for privately owned companies, was killed

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Senate confirms two executive branch nominations

2012-12-30T01:00:00Z

...William Joseph Baer was confirmed to be an Assistant Attorney General on a 64-26 vote — only a majority was needed. Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) said Baer is an “enjoyable person” in addition to being a great lawyer. Carol J. Galante was confir

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Narrower tax deal is floated

2012-12-28T01:00:00Z

...that can pass. “I have a very practical standard to apply: whatever threshold we need to avoid the fiscal cliff,” said Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn. Much of the legislative attention was focused on McConnell as Democrats pushed him to provide assur

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Narrower tax deal is floated

2012-12-28T01:00:00Z

Can the New State Senate Leadership Coalition Survive the Coming Gun Control Fight

2012-12-27T01:00:00Z

...$35.6 million as revenues fell* 9/11 foundation labor costs rise(WSJ) Senator Reflects on Long Career (WSJ)Only a few of Sen. Joseph Lieberman's colleagues attended his final speech on the Senate floor, during which he reflected on his 24-year career in

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Sen. Joseph Lieberman cutting farewell tour short for fiscal cliff talks (videos)

2012-12-27T01:00:00Z

...Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., gestures with his fist during a news conference at the state capitol in Hartford, Conn., Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. Lieberman is kicking off a farewell tour with words of thanks for the people of Connecticut and warnings about dys

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Sen. Joseph Lieberman cutting farewell tour short for fiscal cliff talks (videos)

2012-12-27T01:00:00Z

Lieberman visiting Manchester diner today as part of farewell tour

2012-12-26T01:00:00Z

Sen. Lieberman Bids Farewell at the Diner

2012-12-26T01:00:00Z

...Joseph Lieberman did something on Wednesday he's done 180 times in his long career; he visited Connecticut's diners. The final tour came on the final week of his 24 year career. "It's very sentimental," Sen. Lieberman said. "I'll be around Connecticut,

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Sen. Joseph Lieberman cutting farewell tour short for fiscal cliff talks

2012-12-26T01:00:00Z

Capitol Hill's Christmas Gift To America: Incompetence In Timely Solving The Fiscal Cliff Crisis

2012-12-24T01:00:00Z

...anyway. “You cannot negotiate with someone who does not want to negotiate,” he said, referring to President Barack Obama. Sen. Joseph Lieberman, the independent from Connecticut who is retiring, didn’t help allay concerns when he went on CNN to sa

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Falling off the fiscal cliff a possibility

2012-12-24T01:00:00Z

...Bloomberg reports. “For the first time I feel it’s more likely that we will go off the cliff,” Bloomberg quoted U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman, from Connecticut, as saying. The fiscal cliff is a package of sweeping cuts and tax increases set to take e

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Consensus unlikely in gun debate

2012-12-24T01:00:00Z

...to ban assault weapons authored by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., as a phony piece of legislation built on lies. Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., interviewed Sunday on CNNs State of the Union show, said the NRA statements were really disheartening. I h

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Spate of Christmas Eve Attacks Recharge National Conversation on Gun Violence

2012-12-24T01:00:00Z

...BROWN : And Connecticut independent Senator Joe Lieberman observed on CNN that passing new gun laws won't be easy. SEN. JOSEPH LIEBERMAN (I), CT: The strength of the NRA is that more than half of the abuts in America have guns, own guns, and have them i

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Sen. Lieberman: ‘Serious Questions’ on Possible Hagel Nomination

2012-12-24T01:00:00Z

...Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) on Sunday joined in the chorus of opposition to the potential appointment of former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) as Secretary of Defense, saying he doesn’t appear to take the threat posed by the Iranian regime seriously enough to re

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Two of the Senate's best

2012-12-23T01:00:00Z

...in the world and to bipartisan cooperation at home: Republican Sen. Richard Lugar of Indiana and Democrat-turned-independent Sen. Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut. Between them, Mr. Lieberman, 70, and Mr. Lugar, 80, have served 60 years in the Senate. Ea

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Billy Graham association sent chaplains from all over world to Newtown

2012-12-22T01:00:00Z

...Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., top right, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., left, Sen-elect Chris Murphy, center, and Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman, right, wait for the arrival of President Barack Obama before the start of an interfaith vigil for the victims of the S

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Billy Graham association sent chaplains from all over world to Newtown

2012-12-22T01:00:00Z

Neither rain, nor snow, nor…

2012-12-21T01:00:00Z

...United States Postal Service. It’s possible that the nearly $20 billion in savings could be part of a fiscal cliff deal. Sen. Joseph Lieberman has suggested that ending Saturday delivery, except for packages, could be part of a compromise that could s

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CAGW Releases January WasteWatcher

2012-12-20T01:00:00Z

...Sandy Relief Bill is a Disaster On November 18, 2012, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) told Politico that spending cuts triggered by the “fiscal cliff” projected to take effect on Januar

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