Joe Lieberman

January 29, 2010 -- Washington – Senators Evan Bayh (D-IN), Joe Lieberman (I-CT), and Jon Kyl (R-AZ) hailed the passage of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2009, which the Senate approved unanimously last night.

The legislation incorporates the Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act (S. 908), which Senators Lieberman, Bayh, and Kyl introduced in April of last year and which empowers the President to sanction companies involved in the sale of refined petroleum products to Iran. Seventy-eight members of the Senate are cosponsors of S. 908; the House counterpart of this legislation was passed in an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 412 to 12 on December 15, 2009.    » read more »

Washington, D.C. -- Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Senator Joe Lieberman, and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse have introduced an amendment to strengthen the Independent Medicare Advisory Board (IMAB) in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

"We cannot turn a blind eye to the fact that Medicare is in trouble. If we do not put Medicare on a path to financial sustainability, then this vital program and the benefits that seniors and the disabled receive from it will be in jeopardy," said Senator Rockefeller.    » read more »

December 15, 2009 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) issued the following statement regarding the latest in Senate health care reform negotiations:

"I am encouraged that progress has been made toward passing health care reform legislation in the Senate in the very near future. As I have said all along, health care legislation must expand coverage, contain costs, reform the way health care is delivered, and impose consumer protection regulations on the health insurance industry. While I objected to some provisions that I believed would unnecessarily add to the national debt, raise taxes, or endanger the fiscal solvency of the Medicare program, there is much that is needed and worthy in the core bill that I support.    » read more »

December 10, 2009 -- Senators Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) today announced that they helped secure $75,373,800 million for transportation, housing, environmental, defense, and other projects across the state.

The funding, which has been reported out of conference committee, is a part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act which includes the FY 2010 funding for Transportation, Housing and Urban Development; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies; Financial Services and General Government; Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies; Military Construction, veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies; and State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs.    » read more »

In Letter to President, Senators Provide Outline for Climate Action Ahead of Copenhagen

December 10, 2009 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senators John Kerry (D-Mass.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) released their framework for comprehensive climate change and energy independence legislation.    » read more »

Senator Calls for "Prompt Congressional Action"

December 7, 2009 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) today issued the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency's finding that greenhouse gas emissions pose a danger to human health and public welfare:

"Today, the EPA confirmed what we already know: that our greenhouse gas emissions are harming our environment as well as our health.

"It is imperative that Congress take action to address climate change so that we avoid the inevitable series of complicated, top-down regulations EPA will draft if we fail to act first.    » read more »

Ahead Of Thursday's White House Job Summit, Senators Urge President Obama To Propose Job Creation Tax Credit Providing Employers with Incentive Could Create More Than 5 Million New Jobs

December 2, 2009 -- Washington, DC – With the U.S. nearly two years into the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression and 10.2 percent unemployment nationwide, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Russ Feingold (D-WI), Bob Casey (D-PA), Carl Levin (D-MI), Joe Lieberman (I-CT), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) today called for a tax credit for businesses that create new jobs.    » read more »

November 17, 2009 -- Senators Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) today announced that they helped secure $64.6 million for military construction projects for Connecticut military bases throughout the state. The funding, which was allotted as a part of the Military Construction and Department of Veterans’ Affairs Appropriations bill, will go towards projects in Bridgeport, Middletown, and Hartford.

In addition, the bill includes $300 million for the Homeowners Assistance Program (HAP) – which provides financial support to military families incurring substantial losses when service-related moves force them to sell their homes in base communities such as the one surrounding Submarine Base New London.    » read more »

Calls for Creation of Commission to Curb Debt

November 10, 2009 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) testified today before a Senate Budget Committee hearing on Bipartisan Process Proposals for Long-Term Fiscal Stability.

Below is the full text of his remarks, as prepared for delivery:

"Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member Gregg, thank you for holding this hearing on a matter of utmost importance to our nation and its future. Now more than ever, we must come to terms with the potentially crippling amount of debt on our nation's books.    » read more »

Continuation of Investigation into Terrorism on U.S. Soil

November 9, 2009 -- WASHINGTON -- Senate Homeland Security Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., formally announced on Monday that their Committee will be conducting an investigation into last week's murders at Ft. Hood, beginning with a public hearing next week. The Senators released the following statements today on their inquiry and intention to hold hearings on the attack:    » read more »

November 6, 2009 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Joseph Lieberman today expressed concern about the continuing loss of jobs and a jobless rate of 10.2%.

Senator Lieberman said, "Today's troubling news about the continuing loss of jobs from our economy and a jobless rate of 10.2% shows that workers in Connecticut and throughout the country are continuing to struggle to find work and make ends meet. The latest unemployment numbers underscore that the number one responsibility of Congress is to create jobs and spur an economic recovery.    » read more »

November 5, 2009 -- WASHINGTON, DC - Senator Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) praised the Senate's passage of legislation to extend unemployment benefits to Connecticut workers for an additional 14 weeks. The bill, cosponsored by Senator Lieberman, also extends the homebuyer tax credit through April 30, 2010 and expands its availability to move-up homebuyers.    » read more »

Bayh, Lieberman, and Kyl Call for Prompt Final Passage of Bill by Full Senate

October 30, 2009 -- WASHINGTON – Senators Evan Bayh (D-IN), Joe Lieberman (ID-CT), and Jon Kyl (R-AZ) issued the following statement today, following the unanimous passage by the Senate Banking Committee of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act of 2009:    » read more »

October 29, 2009 -- WASHINGTON, DC - Senator Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) today praised the release of $4,414,494 to two Connecticut Corporations and the University of Hartford for domestic geothermal energy research. The grant will be used for a number of research projects ranging from testing costs of future use and development of geothermal energy to research and development of new technologies to locating and drilling into deep hot rock formations, to convert the heat to power. The funds were released by the U.S. Department of Energy as a part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.    » read more »

October 27, 2009 -- WASHINGTON, DC - Senator Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) today praised the release of $9,188,050 to the Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative, based in Norwich. The grant will be used to build a regional smart meter network infrastructure which includes five municipal utilities and at least 13,000 meters that will allow customers to control their electricity use through time-varying rates and control, communications, and management systems. The funds were released as a part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.    » read more »