LIEBERMAN SKIPPED DECIDING VOTE CRACKING DOWN ON OTHER LOBBYING ABUSES

On 7/24/03, Lieberman could have cast the deciding vote on legislation to crackdown on major lobbying abuses at the Department of Homeland Security. The legislation would have created restrictions on federal homeland security employees from immediately cashing in their experience and lobbying for firms with business before the federal government. The bill was defeated on a tie vote – meaning Lieberman’s missed vote resulted in the bill being killed. [Senate Roll Call Vote #305, 7/24/03, U.S. Code Title 18, 207]