Honorable Joseph I. Lieberman
United States Senator, Connecticut, Democrat
Senator Lieberman was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1988. He served in the Connecticut Senate from 1970 to 1980, and as Majority Leader from 1974 to 1980, and as Connecticut Attorney General from 1983 to 1988. He is on the following committees: Governmental Affairs, where he is ranking minority member of the full committee; Environment and Public Works, where he is ranking minority member of the Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, and Private Property; and Small Business. The following is from the January 21, 2003, Senate floor debate on amendments to the Omnibus Appropriations Resolution.I rise today to…
