Topic: Lieberman Bill

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano addresses a National Journal symposium regarding a pending executive order on cybersecurity. The discussion focuses on the administration's intent to bypass Congress to implement information-sharing and liability protections for corporations, while expanding the definition of national security to include intellectual property theft.

Senator Al Franken, acting as the presiding officer of the Senate, denied Senator Joe Lieberman an extension of time to finish his remarks on the health care bill. Senator John McCain expressed shock at the move, claiming it was the first time in his twenty-year career he had seen a colleague denied a routine minute to conclude. The strict enforcement of time limits was attributed to a party-led effort to expedite the passage of the health care legislation.