Open Congress : News Articles for Christopher Dodd

Senate Ethics Committee Dismisses Complaint Against Dodd

2010-12-29T19:00:00Z

...Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) is catching a break just in time for the new year, after the Senate Ethics Panel dismissed a complaint against him. Judicial Watch -- a conservative public interest group -- filed the complaint against Dodd, saying he "assisted a

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2010-12-29T19:00:00Z

The $100 million was inserted into the health-care overhaul bill by Sen. Chris Dodd, a Connecticut Democrat with ties to the University of Connecticut. ...

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Disputes, Politics, And Towers in 2010

2010-12-29T19:00:00Z

It was in January that former US Sen. Chris Dodd, amid a small cauldron of controversies dogging him, announced that he was bowing out. ...

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2010-12-29T19:00:00Z

All but one of them -- retiring Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) -- signed a letter to Reid endorsing the idea, citing unprecedented GOP obstruction. ...

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Bond to become regular Missourian

2010-12-29T19:00:00Z

He worked with Democrats Chris Dodd and Ted Kennedy on children's health issues. He worked with Democrat Barbara Mikulski to reform public-housing programs. ...

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UConn Health Center loses out on $100 million

2010-12-29T19:00:00Z

The news came as a surprise to state leaders because US Sen. Chris Dodd, Connecticut's retiring senior senator, last year added the $100 million competitive ...

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More lawmakers cautioning Fed on interchange rules

2010-12-29T19:00:00Z

That includes the two titular sponsors of Dodd-Frank, retiring Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) and Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.). Both have cautioned that ...

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2010-12-29T19:00:00Z

US Senator Bernard Sanders speaks at a rally that was scheduled before the possible deal was reached by Democratic Senator Chris Dodd and Republican Senator ...

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2010-12-29T19:00:00Z

The Senate Ethics Committee has dismissed a corruption complaint against retiring Democrat Chris Dodd for lack of "credible evidence" that is in its ...

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UConn center loses out on $100M

2010-12-29T19:00:00Z

...instead receive the funds for its health care facility. The news came as a surprise to state leaders because U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd, Connecticut's retiring senior senator, last year added the $100 million competitive grant to the Senate version of the hea

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John Stossel: Credit card crackdown delivers the poor to loan sharks

2010-12-29T19:00:00Z

...Zywicki said. Arkansas then became known as the pawn shop capital of America. Pawn shop interest can be 250 percent. To Sen. Chris Dodd, President Obama and all the credit "reformers," Zywicki says this: "In the 1960s, the second biggest revenue source

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Chris Dodd Cleared by Ethics Committee

2010-12-29T19:00:00Z

...Hotsheet on Facebook and Twitter. The Senate Ethics Committee has dismissed allegations of corruption against retiring Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Ct.). The committee's chief counsel sent a letter to the conservative government watchdog group Judicial Watch, i

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Out with the old, in with the new in the Senate in the 112th Congress

2010-12-28T19:00:00Z

Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), Judd Gregg (RN.H.), Evan Bayh (D-Ind.), Jim Bunning (R-Ky.), Kit Bond (R-Mo.), Byron Dorgan (DN.D.), George Voinovich (R-Ohio) and Sam ...

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Steve Myers speaks to the significance of the New START Treaty

2010-12-28T19:00:00Z

Senator Chris Dodd was an early unequivocal supporter. However, Lieberman never declared that he would vote for ratification stating that, ...

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Malloy, Blumenthal to visit Muddy Waters tonight

2010-12-28T19:00:00Z

Blumenthal, a Democrat who has served as attorney general since 1991, succeeds Sen. Chris Dodd, who did not seek re-election and will depart after 36 years ...

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UConn Health Center Denied $100M Federal Grant

2010-12-28T19:00:00Z

...Connecticut made a very strong case that I am surprised did not match or exceed the applications by other states,” Sen. Chris Dodd said. “Although I am disappointed, I applaud the University of Connecticut for putting together such a strong applicat

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UConn Health Center loses out on $100 million

2010-12-28T19:00:00Z

...funds to construct and renovate its health care facility. Connecticut officials had high hopes for the money because U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd, the state's senior senator, originally added funding for the competitive grant in the federal health care reform l

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2012 hopefuls’ first big decision: How to announce candidacy

2010-12-28T19:00:00Z

...from the lower 9th Ward in New Orleans, a backdrop that evoked one of former President George W. Bush's biggest missteps. Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) made his announcement on Don Imus’s radio show, while former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) and form

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Credit Card Act Hurts the Lower Class

2010-12-28T19:00:00Z

...said. Arkansas then became known as the pawn shop capital of America. Pawn shop interest can be 250 percent. To Sen. Chris Dodd, President Obama and all the credit "reformers," Zywicki says the following. "In the 1960s, the second biggest revenue source

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New John Stossel for 12/29/2010

2010-12-28T19:00:00Z