WASHINGTON – Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.), one of the strongest supporters of credit unions on Capitol Hill, dodged a political bullet today.
Senate Democrats voted to allow him to keep his chairmanship of the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, but forced him to give up a subcommittee chairmanship on the Environment Committee.
Lieberman had angered many of his fellow Democrats because he endorsed and campaigned for GOP presidential nominee John McCain.
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The four-term lawmaker is the Senate sponsor of the Credit Union Regulatory Improvements Act though is not on the panel with jurisdiction on the issue, the Senate Banking Committee. He was elected as an independent but caucuses with the Democrats.
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