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Senator Christopher Dodd
Democrat • Connecticut • 8th Term • Sworn In 1975
- 31 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 26 of 100) 2 Made Into Law (Ranks 3 of 100)
- 154 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 16 of 100) 5 Made Into Law (Ranks 3 of 100)
- Most often votes with:
- Sen. Charles Schumer
- Sen. Susan Collins
- Least often votes with:
- Sen. Ben Nelson
- Sen. Thomas Coburn
- Votes with party 98%
- Abstains: 3%
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California Labor & Employment Law Blog: Paid Sick Leave for Swine ...
The key sponsor of the broader Senate side legislation, Senator Chris Dodd, is quoted on his website as stating "Families in Connecticut—and across the country—shouldn't have to choose between staying healthy and making ends meet. ...
Zandar Versus The Stupid: StupidiNews Focus
Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT), who heads the Senate Banking Committee, had authored a bill that would have prevented credit card issuers from hiking interest rates ahead of a new law coming into effect in February that restricts how and when ...
Booman Tribune ~ A Progressive Community
Sen. Susan Collins is taking the Obama administration to task over its handling of vaccine supplies for the H1N1 virus and seasonal flu. At a Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on the issue yesterday, Collins said ... Senate Bank
Former Pro Wrestler Slams Linda McMahon's Senate Campaign | TPMDC
Former Worldwide Wrestling Entertainment CEO Linda McMahon, a candidate for the Republican nomination to run against Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT), is now facing some strong attacks from a Mr. Eldridge Wayne Coleman -- aka "Superstar Billy ...
$8000 First Hombuyer Tax Credit is Extended and $6500 Credit Added
Worth noting: BusinessWeek.com contacted Sen. Chris Dodd's office (the Connecticut lawmaker chairs the Senate Banking Committee) and received word that move-up buyers can qualify for this $6500 credit even if they have signed a purchase ...
The Contemporary Conservative: Will Senator Mark Warner vote to ...
The legislation, sponsored by Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) and supported by securities class action lawyers, would overturn two Supreme Court decisions and allow those lawyers to sue virtually anyone who did business with a public company ...
Thursday's Starting Lineup - Hotline On Call
Rob Simmons (R), running against Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT), became the first candidate to call for Geithner's resignation when he did so yesterday. Also yesterday, Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), a leader of the Congressional Progressive Caucus ...
Republicans Turn Scrooge: Block Dem Bill to Freeze Credit Card ...
And Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT), Chairman of the Banking Committee sought to ease the hardships imposed on consumers with the outrageous hikes in credit card interest rates and fees, by seeking consent to immediately introduce a bill to ...
ALL EYES ON OBAMA: Finance and Credit Companies Lobby Lawmakers As ...
Known as the Credit CARD Act, the bill, sponsored by Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), aims to give credit card customers more protections. It requires companies to give more advance notice before making significant changes to a contract and ...
Reid Rules Out Reconciliation? - George's Bottom Line
“This Congress. This President are going to sign into a law a national health care law for all Americans,” declared Sen. Chris Dodd, D-CT. “For the first time we're going to enable the American people to take part in a buyers market ...
t r u t h o u t | Showdown: Ron Paul, Alan Grayson Take On Fed in ...
... while the Senate reform proposals under Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT), have gone in the opposite direction. They seek to strip the Fed of much of its oversight role over banks and replace that function with a new super-agency. ...
Wonk Room » GOP Blocks Credit Card Bill, Endorses Skyrocketing ...
Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) tried to do just that yesterday, with the support of Sen. Mark Udall (D-CO), by asking for unanimous consent to bring the bill to the floor. However, Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) objected “on behalf of several ...
DownWithTyranny!: Thad Cochran Can Expect A Fat Bonus From The ...
A friend of mine does policy work for Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) and right now they're working on something that doesn't sound very sex-- but that touches almost every single person in the country-- interchange rates. ...
Republicans Block Dodd's Effort to Immediately Stop Credit Card ...
From Sen. Chris Dodd--Republicans Block Dodd's Effort to Immediately Stop Credit Card Rate Hikes: Senate Republicans blocked Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodds (D-CT) attempt to pass legislation to stop credit card interest rate ...
Reid offers up $849 billion health reform bill to Senate ...
Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., front, with Sens. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., left, Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., speaks to the media about the Democratic health care bill Wednesday on Capitol Hill. ...
Allvoices.com - Senator Reid's New Health Care Reform Plan Link
Chris Dodd, D-Conn., left, Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., second left, and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., right, speaks to the media about the Democratic health care bill on Capitol Hill Nov. 18. (... Harry Reid Wants to Vote on a Phantom Bill (Dem ...
The Daily Start-Up: Fortinet Flies High In IPO Debut - Venture ...
First, the Senate is meeting to mark up a sweeping financial regulatory bill introduced by Sen. Chris Dodd (D., Conn.), the committee's chairman, that includes a measure to omit private equity and venture funds from the requirement to ...
t r u t h o u t | Art Levine | Showdown: Ron Paul, Alan Grayson ...
... while the Senate reform proposals under Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT), have gone in the opposite direction. They seek to strip the Fed of much of its oversight role over banks and replace that function with a new super-agency. ...
Stupak the Democrats Anti-Hero-AND Dems Going After Pailin ...
Evidence: Connecticut Democrats sent around a quote on Wednesday from former ambassador Tom Foley, who is running in a Republican primary for the right to challenge Sen. Chris Dodd (D), saying he would "certainly welcome her" to the ...
Harry Reid Moves Massive Health Bill to the Senate Floor ...
"What's not to love about this bill?" asked Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.). But the real question is whether Reid and his fellow Democrats can deliver on the promises they made Wednesday. According to senior Democratic aides and a document ...
Obama's ApprovaL ratings drop and Dems are worried as INDEPENDENTS ...
Democrats are anxious about the prospects of five-term Sen. Chris Dodd in Connecticut, who trails one of his GOP opponents by 28 percentage points among independents in a prospective head-to-head matchup, and Colorado Gov. ...
Dodd blocked from bringing credit card bill to floor - The Hill's ...
Republicans on Wednesday thwarted Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd's (D-Conn. attempt to begin quick debate on his bill to freeze credit card interest rates and fees. ... That move, however, later prompted Sen. Chuck Schumer ( D-N.Y.) to ta
Republicans Ensure Credit Companies Continue to Abuse the American ...
Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), on Wednesday afternoon, asked for unanimous consent to move the bill forward. “On behalf of several senators on this side of the aisle, I object,” said Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.). And thus the “Party of No” ...
Franken co-sponsors paid leave act in response to H1N1 epidemic
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) is an original co-sponsor of legislation authored by Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) to guarantee up to seven days of paid sick leave for workers infected by the H1N1 virus. ...
Harsh words for Healy from the newspaper that once employed him ...
"[T]his whole thing smells of a backroom deal designed to bail out another candidate in the contentious Republican primary to challenge embattled U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd.'' h/t to both Capitol Report and David Owens ...
Fold/Spindle/Mutilate 2.1 » Blog Archive » GOP Blocks Freeze On ...
Okay, said Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), who sponsored the original bill that passed 90-5. Instead of implementing the entire basket of reforms, Dodd proposed instead simply freezing interest rate and fee hikes in advance of the holidays. ...
Dodd Pursues Sweeping Financial Regulatory Changes « Main Street
Tomorrow the Senate Banking Committee will begin to take up Senator Chris Dodd's (D-CT) proposals for sweeping financial regulatory changes. In a statement announcing the proposed legislation last week, committee chairman Dodd said: ...
Five Promises - Center for a Just Society - where faith, law and ...
Sen. Chris Dodd, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, was among the first to break the news. “There will be an infusion, I'm told, beyond what they've already seen,” he told the Dow Jones news service. “But I've also been assured ...
Chris Redfern Not that Worried about Independents Running Away ...
Democrats are anxious about the prospects of five-term Sen. Chris Dodd in Connecticut, who trails one of his GOP opponents by 28 percentage points among independents in a prospective head-to-head matchup, and Colorado Gov. ...
The Political Carnival: Liveblog- Harry Reid, Chris Dodd speak ...
Chris Dodd is speaking. He's saying he misses Teddy Kennedy. IT CONTAINS A VERY STRONG PUBLIC OPTION. I'll update if more info comes in. UPDATE: Dick Durbin just dared the Rushpubs to post their health care bill online. ...
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