FBI Had Ft. Hood Evidence, But Did Not Pursue Investigation, Says Lieberman

Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.) shares findings of a report on the 2009 Fort Hood massacre that killed 13 and injured 32. (0:19)

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Lieberman: U.S. Must Work With Muslim Community To Improve Counterterrorism Strategies

Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), the chair of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, comments on neccessary reform in the realm of counterterrorism at a press conference Thursday. (0:23)

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Lieberman Cautions Against Letting Bush Tax Cuts Expire

Senator Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), voiced his trepidation with letting the tax cuts for wealthy Americans passed under the bush administration expire.

“If we raise their taxes, they’re going to spend less,” said Lieberman, who cited a recent study showing that the economic slowdown last quarter was partially due to a drop in spending by the higher income bracket.  (0:27)

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Secretary Napolitano Defends Response To Oil Spill

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano defended the Obama administration’s response to the massive oil spill off the Gulf Coast during her testimony Monday before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

“We are doing everything we can to ensure that vital response assets and personnel and equipment are efficiently and effectively deployed and utilized,” Napolitano said. (0:10)
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Immigrants That Plot Terrorism Against Americans Sacrifice Rights Of Citizenship, Says Lieberman

Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) said Tuesday that naturalized citizens who participate in terrorism should not be given the rights of U.S. citizenship.

"If you have joined an enemy of the United States in attacking the U.S and trying to kill Americans, I think you've sacrificed your rights of citizenship," said Lieberman. (0:11)
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Lieberman Says Terrorism Suspects Need To Be Questioned Prior To Receiving Miranda Rights

Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), who chairs the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, expressed hesitation Tuesday with federal officials' decision to read Faisal Shahzad, who was apprehended Monday evening for a failed attempt to ignite a car bomb in New York’s Times Square on Saturday, his Miranda rights.

"The first thing you want to get from somebody like this is information about other co-conspirators, perhaps about other attacks that are planned at the same time, and then a judgment is made whether he should be read his Miranda rights," (0:17)
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The Government Should Negotiate With Pharmaceutical Companies For Bulk Discounts, Says Lieberman

Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) said Tuesday that the government should negotiate with pharmaceutical companies for bulk discounts, and points to success that this has had in veterans' affairs. (0:21)
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Obama Administration Should Defer To U.S. Generals In Iraq On Issue Of Withdrawing Troops

Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) says the Obama administration should base its decision to withdraw U.S. troops on what Gen. Ray Odierno, the top U.S. general in Iraq, says. (0:48)
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Lieberman: Independent Voters Are The Fastest Growing Political Force In The U.S.

Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) commented Tuesday on the Senate primary race in Florida between Republican Governor Charlie Crist and State Speaker Marco Rubio. Lieberman says that independent voters are the fastest growing political force in the country. (0:48)
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Lieberman: Obama Signaling That Energy Independence Is A Priority

Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) says that President Barack Obama's meeting Tuesday with a bipartisan collection of Senators on energy independence is a way for Obama to signal that energy independence is a priority for his administration. (0:29)
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Lieberman Says It's Responsibility Of Senate Homeland Security Committee To Investigate Ft. Hood Shootings

Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) says the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has a responsibility to determine if the Federal Government had information that could have prevented the shootings at Fort Hood. (0:22)
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Lieberman: Stakes Too High To Stall Climate Change Legislation

Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) says at a press conference with Senators John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) that the stakes are "too high" to delay drafting climate change legislation. (0:31)
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Lieberman Calls For New Counterterrorism Measures

Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) says that U.S. safety is not improving and that a new system is required to adequately prepare the nation for possible biological terrorist attacks. (0:23)
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Lieberman Requests $42.9 Billion For Homeland Security

Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) requests $42.9 billion to be allocated to the Department of Homeland Security. Lieberman highlights that the focal point of this new bill is first responders (firefighters, medical personnel) since they have proved to be an essential part of homeland security in the past. (0:37)
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No Inexpensive Way To Defend Safety Of Americans, says Sen. Lieberman

Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) defends the 7% increase in the Department of Homeland Security's budget by appealing to the value of American lives. Lieberman explains that the government has a duty to "keep Americans safe and secure from man made disasters" as well as terrorism. Ultimately, the Senator says there is no inexpensive way to protect the American people. (0:22)
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Lieberman: Close Gap On Cyber Attacks

By Kayleigh Harvey - Talk Radio News Service

At a press conference to discuss proposed amendments to the Federal Power Act by Senator Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), Lieberman said, "The reality is that we are not adequately defended and therefore the basic systems, including particularly electricity on which we depend are not protected. This has got to change. We have got to close the gap between the attacks on us and our ability to defend them.”

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Senator Joe Lieberman discusses how to end the war on terror

Senator Lieberman (I-Conn.) speaks on how bringing a better life to civilians in Afghanistan will bring a secure end to the war on terror. January 29, 2009, at the Brookings Institution. (00:47)
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Sen. Lieberman: If you mandate it, the customers will come

Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) says that if the U.S. government mandates that fifty percent of new automobiles be flex fuel vehicles by 2012, Americans would be buy them and would help decrease the nation’s dependence on foreign oil. He says that “you can improve the miles you get” per gallon of gasoline but “you’re still dependent on foreign oil.” Lieberman explains that Americans have the capability to power their vehicles with ethanol and methanol from within the country, a process that would greatly lessen the dependence on foreign oil, and a process that is “essential to the greatness of our country.” (1:16)
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Nuclear defense system is "incomplete" says Lieberman

Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Senator Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.) says the current system of defensive nuclear architecture is "incomplete". He says that the "layered security net" has dangerous holes and gaps that could allow terrorists in. (0:45)
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Nuclear attacks would be "devasting and deadly," says Lieberman (I-Conn.)

At a hearing of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on nuclear terrorism, Chairman of the Committee, Senator Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), describes the seriousness of the threat of nuclear attacks. He says that attacks would be "devastating and deadly." He adds that an improper response to an attack "would only magnify its impact." (0:33)
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