Lieberman Champions DC Vouchers: Take 2
Lindsey Burke /
Last week Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT), along with co-sponsors Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Robert Byrd (D-WV), and George Voinovich (R-OH) filed an amendment to the tax extenders bill to reauthorize the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, which is currently being phased-out by Congress and the Obama administration. The amendment however, was blocked by Senator Reid, despite the Nevada Senator having pledged over the summer of 2009 to give Lieberman’s reauthorization measure floor time.
Lieberman is continuing to push for an opportunity to have his amendment considered. The next bill on the Senate floor is the FAA reauthorization bill. In a floor statement on Tuesday in support of his amendment, Senator Lieberman stated: (more…)