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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11/14/09
Strong proposals needed to halt another economic crisis

Frank's 'tough love' would be significantly magnified under new regulations proposed by Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd. Senator Dodd also proposes a drastic ...

Source: Belfast Telegraph
11/14/09
Sen. Dodd takes on the Fed

...Chris Dodd of Connecticut, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, has just proposed financial-reform legislation that is enormous even by the bloated standards of our contemporary Congress. An alphabet soup of new agencies and arrangements are envisi

11/14/09
NE Editorial Roundup

Several Republicans are angling to knock off Democratic US Sen. Chris Dodd. But there are others with political heft: former US Rep. ...

Source: Newsday
11/14/09
Dodd's danger

... and runaway federal spend ing will hurt their re-election chances next year -- but Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut has other matters to fret about. ...

Source: New York Post
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
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
Chris Dodd's trust gap

...Thursday morning at the state Capitol. But this set of figures might be the only one that really matters. When asked if Sen. Chris Dodd "is honest and trustworthy or not," 39 percent of the most recent Q poll's respondents said yes, they think he is. An

Source: TheDay.com
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

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
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
11/13/09
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
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

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
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

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
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
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
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
11/12/09
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
Financial Regulation: Disincentivized Investigators Won't Improve Anything

Senator Chris Dodd on Tuesday heaved up a 1136 page proposed financial regulation bill, and one proposal that is attracting considerable attention is his ...

Source: Seeking Alpha (blog)
11/12/09
'Special Report' Panel on Obama's Pending Decision and Health Care

BAIER: Senator Chris Dodd, the chairman of the Senate banking committee, unveiled this huge new bill about overhauling the banking and financial services ...

Source: FOXNews
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
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
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
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
Beazer Homes Can't Build Hope

... “no-skin-in-the-game” GSE loans (but wait, didn't Senator Chris Dodd underpin much of his financial reform bill on the concept of investors having “skin ...

Source: Minyanville.com
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
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
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
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

Official website: http://dodd.senate.gov
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Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-2823
Fax: 202-228-1083

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