Senator Christopher Dodd

Democrat  •  Connecticut  •  8th Term  •  Sworn In 1975
Current Term 2005 - 2010 View All
  • Votes with party 98%
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03/17/07
• Buying With Bad Credit

Sen. Christopher Dodd says he plans to introduce a law that would essentially allow you more time to solve loan problems before foreclosure. ...

Source: Newsweek
03/17/07
Dodd: Repeal 'don't ask, don't tell' military policy

HAMPTON, NH -- Democratic presidential hopeful US Sen. Christopher Dodd said Saturday he wants to see the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays ...

Source: WHDH-TV, MA
03/16/07
Support for Barack Obama Surges, According to The Harris Poll

... 12 12 6 6 Dennis Kucinich 4 5 * * 8 8 4 4 Christopher Dodd 4 3 1 * 7 7 3 2 Mike Gravel 1 2 - * 2 3 1 1 Note: Multiple-response question *Less than .5%; ...

Source: PR Newswire (press release), NY
03/16/07
Sen. Dodd sets subprime hearing for Thursday

... Committee will hold a hearing on Thursday to look into the crisis in the subprime section of the US mortgage market, said Chairman Christopher Dodd. ...

Source: Boston Globe
03/16/07
Government moving toward actions against some subprime lenders

Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., who heads the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, has said he is considering several options to protect ...

Source: KOMO, WA
03/16/07
Cheap mortgages cost

This week, US Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.) suggested a taxpayer bailout of subprime borrowers may be needed to save their homes and prevent neighborhood ...

Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription), GA
03/16/07
McCain Regrets Use of Term 'Tar Baby'

... who provide mortgages and other credit to high-risk borrowers will be scrutinized during a Senate hearing next week, Sen. Christopher Dodd said Friday. ...

Source: Wyoming News, WY
03/16/07
McCain Regrets Use of Term 'Tar Baby'

... who provide mortgages and other credit to high-risk borrowers will be scrutinized during a Senate hearing next week, Sen. Christopher Dodd said Friday. ...

Source: Forbes, NY
03/16/07
Sen. Dodd sets subprime hearing for Thursday

... Committee will hold a hearing on Thursday to look into the crisis in the subprime section of the US mortgage market, said Chairman Christopher Dodd. ...

Source: ABC News
03/16/07
Dodd says hearings will be held next week on subprime lenders

... mortgages and other lines of credit to high-risk borrowers will be scrutinized during a Senate hearing next week, Sen. Christopher Dodd said Friday. ...

Source: Boston Globe, MA
03/16/07
Mccain Regrets Use Of Term 'Tar Baby'

... who provide mortgages and other credit to high-risk borrowers will be scrutinized during a Senate hearing next week, Sen. Christopher Dodd said Friday. ...

Source: Guardian Unlimited, UK
03/15/07
Sen. Dodd to hold subprime hearing

Mar 15, 2007 — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd said on Thursday the panel will hold a hearing to look into the ...

Source: ABC News
03/15/07
Democrats to court Culinary Union in Las Vegas

New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson will attend the ...

Source: Las Vegas Sun, NV
03/15/07
Mortgage crisis backlash

Sen. Christopher Dodd, chairman of the powerful Senate banking committee, angrily charged yesterday that US securities regulators ignored the growing ...

Source: National Post, Canada
03/15/07
Government moving toward actions against some subprime lenders

Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., who heads the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, has said he is considering several options to protect ...

Source: San Diego Union Tribune, CA
03/15/07
Congress may have to act on subprime loans: Dodd

Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., spoke against a background of continued turmoil in world stock markets triggered in part by problems among lenders that ...

Source: MarketWatch
03/15/07
If foreclosures are the earthquake, watch out for the credit ...

Sen. Christopher Dodd, the new chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, wants the federal guidance on exotic loans to apply to hybrid ARMs such as the ...

Source: Inman.com (subscription), CA
03/15/07
Ten months before caucuses, Iowa in campaign mode

Joe Biden of Delaware, Sen. Christopher Dodd of Connecticut, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, and Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico. ...

Source: Christian Science Monitor, MA
03/15/07
Sen. Dodd to hold subprime hearing

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd said on Thursday the panel will hold a hearing to look into the crisis in the ...

Source: ABC News
03/15/07
Subprime lenders may lose 1/3 of business under plan

The hybrid ARM issue is also being addressed by federal lawmakers, including Sen. Christopher Dodd, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, ...

Source: KPLC-TV, LA
03/15/07
Sen. Dodd to hold subprime hearing

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd said on Thursday the panel will hold a hearing to look into the crisis in the ...

Source: Reuters
03/15/07
Jason's Thursday Political News

Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT) seemed to sum up the collective feeling in the room when he said, "Our veterans deserve the very best medical care this country ...

Source: 411mania.com, TX
03/15/07
US mortgage crisis backlash

Sen. Christopher Dodd, chairman of the powerful Senate banking committee, angrily charged yesterday that US securities regulators ignored the growing ...

Source: ABC News
03/14/07
Business demands overlook consumers-US Rep. Frank

... is working on changes to Section 404, for which Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd also expressed support at the chamber conference. ...

Source: Reuters
03/14/07
Pace regrets focus on `personal moral views'

Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., also a presidential contender, said, "General Pace's comments were completely out of line. Many gay and lesbian members of ...

Source: Fort Wayne News Sentinel, IN
03/14/07
Big Money Still Learning to Lobby

... and the Democratic chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, Christopher J. Dodd comes from Connecticut, home to a large number of hedge funds. ...

Source: Spartanburg Herald Journal (subscription), SC
03/14/07
US senators say FDA still needs user fees

Other Senate lawmakers, including Connecticut Democrat Christopher Dodd and Iowa Republican Charles Grassley, have also introduced competing safety ...

Source: Washington Post, DC
03/14/07
Wednesday Newspaper Review - Irish Business News and International ...

Senator Christopher Dodd, the Connecticut Democrat who is chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, said the government might have to step in to provide aid ...

Source: FinFacts Ireland, Ireland
03/14/07
FXCM: Will the Sub-Prime Crisis Cause a Downdraft in the Dollar

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd, a Democrat from Connecticut said today, "The impact of losing 2.2 million homes I suspect will be in a ...

Source: Fxtraders.eu, Poland
03/14/07
US Chamber Launches New Division

Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.), another summit attendee, also was noncommittal about the chamber’s mission, ...

Source: Politico, DC

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