Honorable Joseph Lieberman
United States Senator, Connecticut, Independent Democrat
Senator Lieberman was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1988. From 1970 to 1980, he served in the Connecticut Senate, where he was Majority Leader from 1974 to 1980. He was Connecticut Attorney General from 1982 to 1988. He chairs the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and also sits on the Armed Services Committee, the Environment and Public Works Committee, and the Small Business Committee. The following is from the September 19, 2007, Senate floor debate on an amendment to the Defense Authorization bill to specify minimum periods between deployment of units and members of the armed forces…
