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Bloomberg: Retiring Lieberman in Senate Legislative Mix Unlike Peers
03.30.12 at 10:53 AM
By Laura Litvan
March 30, 2012
Senator Joe Lieberman, a Connecticut (BEESCT) independent and onetime Democrat known for frequent splits with his former party, has found a fresh way to stand apart: He’s the only retiring senator with a solid chance to leave a mark on policy this year.
Lieberman may bring two significant bills to the floor, while nine other departing senators will have few similar opportunities before their terms end. Senate Budget Committee ChairmanKent Conrad, a North Dakota Democrat, won’t lead debate on a budget plan because Senate Democrats decided not to go through the exercise this year. Democrat Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico, chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources panel, ends his career as lawmakers trade blame over high gas prices with no energy agreement in sight.
Lieberman is working on a measure to bolster the nation’s computer defenses and another overhauling the financially struggling U.S. Postal Servi... Read More »Why the U.S. Should Intervene in Syria
03.20.12 at 2:42 PM
By Jackson Diehl
Washington Post
March 18, 2012
They are three distinguished senators, but their staffers call them the “three amigos” — because they travel abroad together a lot, because they often speak up together and because they not infrequently find themselves standing alone. This month, John McCain, Joe Lieberman and Lindsey Graham are talking about Syria. They are making the case for why the United States should lead an intervention to stop the slaughter being perpetrated by dictator Bashar al-Assad. “The Syrian people are outmatched. They are outgunned. They are confronting a regime whose disregard for human dignity and capacity for sheer savagery is limitless,” said a statement the three issued March 6. “Still they carry on their fight. And they do so on behalf of many of the same universal values we share, and many of the same interests as well .?.?. . Shame on us if we fail to help them now in their moment of greatest need.”
Not many ... Read More »Sens. Lieberman, Collins: Good riddance DADT
09.21.11 at 9:26 AM
USA Today Op-Ed
By Joe Lieberman and Susan Collins
September 21, 2011
The discriminatory policy of "don't ask, don't tell" (DADT) in the U.S. armed forces officially ended today. The repeal of this law is a victory for our national security and values, strengthening the ranks of our military at a time of war and advancing the causes that our nation stands for and our military fights for: freedom, opportunity and equality under the law.
Congress enacted DADT in 1993, in an attempt to forge a middle ground between those who believed that gay Americans should be allowed to serve in our military and those who believed they should be banned from doing so. But the law effectively treated gay Americans as second-class citizens, denying our military their service based on their sexual orientation, not their capacity to fight in war.
Between 2004 and 2009, nearly 800 troops deemed "mission critical" — including linguists, intelligence offi... Read More »
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