Joe Lieberman

June 6, 2008 -- "Mr. President, I vote to invoke cloture in order to move forward with the debate and break the Republican filibuster so that we can amend and improve the bill in order to begin to address the problem of global climate change. I oppose it in its current form and would have voted “no” if the vote were on whether to pass the bill.

For this reason, I joined with other Senate colleagues in a letter [PDF] identifying many of my concerns and outlining a way to move forward. A copy of this letter is included at the end of this statement.

Chairman Boxer, and Senators Lieberman and Warner have taken on a matter of global significance, which will impact both present and future generations.    » read more »

06 June 2008 -- U.S. lawmakers Friday blocked a sweeping climate change bill in the Senate after a bitter debate over its cost and impact on fuel prices.

The bill received only 48 of the 60 votes needed to bring it for a final debate in the Senate.

The measure calls for mandatory limits on the amount of greenhouse gases that U.S. power plants, refineries and factories can release. The bill would cut gas emissions by two-thirds by the year 2050.

Supporters of the measure argued it would create millions of new jobs and new technology to make the United States more energy independent.    » read more »

Bill Would Lead to Significant Drop in Oil Imports, Rise in Renewable Energy Production

WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 14, 2008) – An analysis released today demonstrates that meeting global warming pollution reduction targets in the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act will reduce oil imports, increase clean energy production and lead to dramatically more fuel-efficient vehicles.    » read more »

Washington, D.C. -- May 7, 2008 -- U.S. Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and U.S. Representative Peter King (R-NY), Ranking Member of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security, today announced the introduction of the Free Speech Protection Act of 2008.

This bill would protect American journalists from libel suits brought in foreign courts that do not have the same protections for free speech that are found in the U.S. constitution. It mirrors H.R. 5814, legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Representative King.    » read more »

Action would immediately help lower oil prices; save taxpayers money

January 11, 2008 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – To immediately address the high cost of energy, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Carl Levin (D-MI), Joseph Lieberman (ID-CT), and Norm Coleman (R-MN) are urging the Department of Energy to temporarily suspend filling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).    » read more »

December 14, 2007 -- Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Joseph Lieberman (ID-CT) today lauded passage of the FY 2008 Defense Authorization Bill, which included provisions they championed to help improve mental health services for members of the United States Armed Forces.    » read more »

December 4, 2007 -- Washington, DC – In a letter to U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D- Calif), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, four major religious coalitions, representing millions of Americans, welcomed Senator Boxer’s efforts to highlight the urgency of global warming and take immediate action to address it.    » read more »