FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 11, 2007

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Lieberman Votes Against Cloture for Gonzales Resolution

WASHINGTON - Senator Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) made the following statement today regarding his vote against cloture for the Gonzales resolution: "My vote against going ahead with more debate on this no confidence resolution is not an expression of confidence in Attorney General Gonzales. It is an expression of opposition to spending any more time on a resolution that will accomplish nothing, instead of going ahead with the next item of business, which is energy legislation. If we work urgently together on energy legislation, we can accomplish something that is truly important to the American people. "As I have said before, Attorney General Gonzales is the chief law enforcement officer of the United States, and it's time for him to really look into his own heart and soul, as tough as it is, and ask whether he should continue in this job. And it is time for the Senate to move on right now to do something about energy supplies and energy prices."