Senator Christopher Dodd

Democrat  •  Connecticut  •  8th Term  •  Sworn In 1975
Current Term 2005 - 2010 View All
  • Votes with party 98%
  • Abstains: 3%

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11/13/09
Effort at reform keeps taxpayers on the hook

Chris Dodd's 1136-page bill to overhaul regulation of the financial system, and while there's some good ideas in it, it's still lacking. ...

Source: Houston Chronicle
11/13/09
RE: Christopher Dodd

The debate over how best to protect consumers in the financial services sector should continue, and the bill introduced by Senator Chris Dodd and the one ...

Source: New America Foundation
11/13/09
Dodd proposal could transform corporate boards

Now Bloomberg's David Reilly reports that Chris Dodd's financial-reform bill would allow shareholders themselves -- the owners! -- to decide who should run ...

Source: Baltimore Sun
11/13/09
RE: Christopher Dodd

Senator Chris Dodd has introduced legislation requiring banks to get permission from customers rather than allowing overdrafts automatically. ...

Source: KHON2
11/13/09
RE: Christopher Dodd

Tell that to Chris Dodd. And Harry Reid. Both will be put out to pasture next year. Republicans won't take back the Senate next year, but they will take ...

Source: msnbc.com
11/13/09
William Jefferson (D) gets 13 years.

Charlie Rangel would be a good start, followed by Chris Dodd, John POS Murtha, every Chicago politician ever… “If you love wealth more than liberty, ...

Source: RedState (blog)
11/13/09
RE: Christopher Dodd

Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd now trails the CEO of the WEE (World Wrestling Entertainment), Linda McMahon by 7 points Rob Simmons, the former Congressman, ...

Source: Washington Times
11/13/09
RE: Christopher Dodd

Fed-bashers have an unlikely new champion in Sen. Chris Dodd, who introduced a bill last week that would strip the central bank of most of its supervisory ...

Source: Washington Post
11/13/09
Poll: Dodd Disapproval Ratings Staying High

...Sen Christopher Dodd and his supporters have long maintained that the best way to bolster his sliding popularity is to focus on his public policy work. But it hasn't seemed to help. Fifty-four percent of the respondents in a Quinnipiac University poll r

11/13/09
RE: Christopher Dodd

Former Connecticut Congressman Rob Simmons, the leading contender for the 2010 Republican Senate nomination, is leading Democratic incumbent Chris Dodd 49 ...

Source: CBS News
11/13/09
RE: Christopher Dodd

A new Quinnipiac University Poll paints a bleak picture for Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn. The poll shows former Republican US Congressman Rob Simmons leading ...

Source: USA Today
11/13/09
Poll: Sen. Chris Dodd trails opponents in Connecticut race

...new Quinnipiac University Poll paints a bleak picture for Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn. The poll shows former Republican U.S. Congressman Rob Simmons leading Dodd 49% to 38%. The poll also found former World Wrestling Entertainment executive Linda McMahon wi

Source: USA Today
11/12/09
Wilton News Briefs

And furthermore, we urge Sen. Chris Dodd to work with the Senate Democratic leadership to prepare legislation and procedures to allow health care reform ...

Source: Wilton Villager
11/12/09
US financial reform bill includes surplus lines

The 1136 page discussion draft on US financial regulatory reform to be put forward by Sen.Chris Dodd D-Conn., includes streamlining the regulation of ...

Source: Insurance News Net (press release)
11/12/09
Dodd's Lawsuit Makeover

We like to think of the 1995 Private Securities Litigation Reform Act as Senator Chris Dodd's finest hour. Joining with House Republican Chris Cox, ...

Source: Wall Street Journal
11/12/09
RE: Christopher Dodd

Could Ralph Nader reprise his spoiler role at the expense of Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.)? The consumer crusader, perennial presidential aspirant and Winsted, ...

Source: Politico
11/12/09
RE: Christopher Dodd

Stripping the Federal Reserve of its supervisory role over banks is sure to be the most controversial aspect of Senator Chris Dodd's financial reform ...

Source: The Business Insider
11/12/09
The War Within the Democratic Party

Tuesday was a big day for Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd. Countrywide's favorite senator unveiled a 1136-page financial reform bill. ...

Source: FOXNews
11/12/09
Q-Poll: Joementum Can't Be Stopped

First off, the numbers show little sign of improving for friend of Angelo and netleft hero Chris Dodd. He loses a hypothetical matchup against both ...

Source: The Weekly Standard
11/12/09
Dodd's Doldrums

Between shepherding health care through HELP and cracking down on Wall Street, few sens have done as much high-profile legislating this year as Chris Dodd. ...

Source: National Journal (blog)
11/12/09
Swine flu and US sick leave policy: the company we keep

Those countries and the United States are the five that don't have paid sick leave," [Connecticut Senator Chris] Dodd said. "Five nations, four of whom are ...

Source: ScienceBlogs (blog)
11/12/09
RE: Christopher Dodd

Connecticut: Incumbent Chris Dodd (D-CT) is damaged by ties to the high finance community, and Republicans are tripping over one another to challenge him. ...

Source: Radio Business Report
11/12/09
Why Wall Street Isn't Main Street

Representative Barney Frank and Senator Chris Dodd have held numerous hearings, pointing fingers at greedy capitalists and unchecked, ...

Source: American Thinker
11/12/09
Mishkin Blasts Sen. Dodd's Reform Plan

Sen. Chris Dodd's reform bill would jeopardize the Fed's ability to safeguard the US economy, Frederic Mishkin, former Federal Reserve Board governor and a ...

Source: CNBC
11/12/09
Fed Restricts Banks' Use of Overdraft Fees

Last week, Sen. Chris Dodd was the latest lawmaker to try to curtail the central bank with a bill that would strip the Fed of its bank-supervision and ...

Source: Wall Street Journal
11/12/09
More Grim Poll News for Democrats »

Rod Simmons, who was swept away in the Democratic wave, is back up to a double-digit lead on Sen. Chris Dodd. This is after Gallup yesterday found ...

Source: New York Daily News
11/12/09
RE: Christopher Dodd

According to Senator Dodd, “The end-users have been basically used by the major investment banks.” Contrary to what end-users might have been told by their ...

Source: HeatingOil.com
11/12/09
RE: Christopher Dodd

Congress should move ahead with legislation by Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., and Carolyn Maloney, DN.Y., that would require that the fees reasonably reflect an ...

Source: San Francisco Chronicle
11/12/09
RE: Christopher Dodd

... $29 to $99 after telling both Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) that it would stop re-pricing its existing credit card customer base. ...

Source: WalletPop
11/12/09
More Deaths Attributed to H1N1; Vaccine Production and Distribution Slow

Families shouldn't have to choose between staying healthy and making ends meet," said Senator Chris Dodd, (D) Connecticut. Dodd's emergency legislation ...

Source: FOX43.com

Official website: http://dodd.senate.gov
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Phone: 202-224-2823
Fax: 202-228-1083

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