Senator Christopher Dodd

Democrat  •  Connecticut  •  8th Term  •  Sworn In 1975
Current Term 2005 - 2010 View All
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11/24/09
Dems vow health action

...Majority Leader Harry Reid, center, embraces Sen. Jay Rockefeller as Sen. Chris Dodd, left, looks on Saturday. WASHINGTON — Failure is not an option on health care, a leading Democratic senator said Monday, even as Republicans turned up the heat on mo

11/24/09
It's politics as usual, except for Lieberman

...reading local newspapers, I have finally figured out how we are governed. It goes like this: Then Sen. Reid says to Sen. Chris Dodd, "Jump, Chris, jump," and Sen. Dodd says to Sen. Reid, "Yes, O Magnificent Leader, how high?" Then Chris Dodd says to the

Source: TheDay.com
11/23/09
SPECIAL COVERAGE: H1N1 Influenza News

Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., who chairs the Senate Health Subcommittee on Children and Families, is calling for a federal probe into price discrepancies that ...

Source: Nurse.com
11/23/09
Negotiations begin anew over health bill

...Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, center, with Sen. Chris Dodd, right, and Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa, speaks to reporters after Saturday's Senate vote to formally launch debate on a proposed overhaul of the nation's health care system. WASHINGTON It too

Source: USA Today
11/23/09
Schumer: Dems Ready to Go It Alone on Healthcare

...first time, we're going to allow American consumers to be involved in a buyers' market for health insurance," said Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., one of the authors of the Senate bill. "This Congress is going to pass, and this president is going to sign, a n

11/23/09
RE: Christopher Dodd

Position: Chris Dodd is a native of Connecticut and the state's longest-serving US senator, at nearly 30 years. His father, Thomas Dodd, also represented ...

Source: Center for Responsive Politics
11/23/09
RE: Christopher Dodd

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., are trailing in early polls, and Republicans are eager to topple them in next ...

Source: New York Times
11/23/09
Negotiations begin anew over health bill

...Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, center, with Sen. Chris Dodd, right, and Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa, speaks to reporters after Saturday's Senate vote to formally launch debate on a proposed overhaul of the nation's health care system. WASHINGTON It too

Source: USA Today
11/23/09
Voting made easier for military stationed overseas

...I could've been killed and I felt like some of us who were most affected by who was elected weren't able to participate." Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District and Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz held the press conference at

Source: TheDay.com
11/23/09
For Harry Reid, Chris Dodd, clout on big issues cuts both ways

...it’s not clear whether their legislative prominence will help or hurt them. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., are trailing in early polls, and Republicans are eager to topple them in next year’s elections. They

Source: Boston Herald
11/23/09
RE: Christopher Dodd

Reading the pending bills to "resolve" failing financial houses from Representative Barney Frank and Senator Chris Dodd, the challenge is to conceive of ...

Source: Wall Street Journal
11/23/09
RE: Christopher Dodd

President Obama, Rep. Barney Frank, Sen. Chris Dodd and many others are surely happy to keep the public's anger on Goldman. Anger directed at Goldman is ...

Source: National Review Online (blog)
11/23/09
Crunch time for Obama agenda

Earlier this month, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-CT) introduced a major financial services reform package, which contains even more ...

Source: Southern Political Report
11/23/09
RE: Christopher Dodd

By POLITICO STAFF | 11/23/09 4:34 AM EST Sen. Harry Reid with Sens. Chris Dodd and Debbie Stabenow speaks to the media about the Democratic health care bill ...

Source: Politico
11/23/09
Dodd Bill Lacks Preemption, Has Risk-Retention

Financial reform legislation introduced last week by Sen. Chris Dodd, D-CT, could have adverse consequences for the mortgage industry and borrowers, ...

Source: Inside Mortgage Finance
11/23/09
Post Politics: Senate brings health-care bill to floor

Bethesda: How grateful is the White House that Blanche Lincoln is the only "swing" senator who has a serious race next year? Chris Dodd is in trouble for ...

Source: Washington Post
11/23/09
RE: Christopher Dodd

The organization felt compelled to seek action after Republicans in the Senate blocked attempts by Democrats, led by Sen. Chris Dodd, of Connecticut, ...

Source: eCreditDaily.com
11/23/09
'Card Game' shows the bad hand consumers have been dealt

Our own controversial Sen. Chris Dodd is interviewed, claiming it wasn't any of his fault (of course) even though his campaign has received millions of ...

Source: New Haven Register (subscription)
11/23/09
Tamiflu gouging? Some pharmacies charge double

Attorney generals in Mississippi and Connecticut also are investigating liquid Tamiflu prices, and Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., has asked for a federal ...

Source: Detroit Free Press
11/23/09
Customers Fume Over High Overdraft Fees

"(There are) misleading overdraft programs that encourage consumers to overdraw accounts and then slam them with too high fees," said Sen. Chris Dodd ...

Source: KMBC.com
11/23/09
'Special Report' Panel on Health Care Reform Debate in Senate; Sarah Palin's ...

LIASSON: I think Chris Dodd, the Democratic senator from Connecticut, is also facing a very tough race. His two possible opponents, former Republican ...

Source: FOXNews
11/23/09
Analysis: Fed under fire as public anger mounts

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd, D-Conn., who will preside over Bernanke's confirmation hearings, has proposed legislation that would strip the ...

Source: The Associated Press
11/23/09
RE: Christopher Dodd

It all seems so familiar: Financial-industry “reforms” proposed by Barney Frank and corrupt Democratic Sen. Chris Dodd's would encourage businesses to take ...

Source: Waterbury Republican American
11/23/09
Rejecting the Narrative for Health Reform in America, Believing in a Better Way

But, it was Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT), a man who as Senate Finance Committee chairman has been embroiled in controversy over loans and bank regulation in the ...

Source: OpEdNews
11/23/09
State GOP chairman asks Caligiuri to run in 5th

Caligiuri has been one of several Republicans vying for the GOP Senate nomination and an opportunity to knock off incumbent Democrat Chris Dodd. ...

Source: Bristol Press
11/23/09
Dems slam "Roadblock Rob" for his stance on the health care bill

... that Chris Dodd is working to turn around now. "When Simmons has decided what he's actually for, he should feel free to contrast his ideas with Senator ...

Source: Hartford Courant
11/22/09
RE: Christopher Dodd

SEN. CHRIS DODD (D), CONNECTICUT: The yeas are 60, the nays are 39. BASH: Senate Democrats united to move forward on health care. SEN. ...

Source: CNN
11/22/09
Senate moderates frustrate other Democrats on bill

...in Washington on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., embraces Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn as he speaks after the U.S. Senate voted to begin debate on legislation for a broad healthcare overhaul at Ca

11/22/09
Historic health care bill clears Senate hurdle

...debate on legislation for a broad healthcare overhaul at Capitol Hill in Washington on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, as Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., right, and Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa looks on. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) WASHINGTON — A bruising debate on hea

11/21/09
Dodd on historic health care vote

By Daniela Altimari on November 22, 2009 12:29 AM | Permalink | Comments (0) | trackbacks (0) Sen. Chris Dodd said the nation is "one step closer to ...

Source: Hartford Courant

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