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What role did Joe Lieberman play in the creation of DHS?
Senator Joe Lieberman led the fight to create a new Department of Homeland Security.
Did Joe Lieberman's efforts to create a new DHS lead to the creation of the department?
After the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, Joe Lieberman introduced legislation to reorganize the federal government to better protect the American people from terrorism and natural disasters.

Question: Was this legislation popular?
Self-contained rewrite: Was Joe Lieberman's anti-terrorism legislation popular?