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Senator Chris Dodd

Democratic Senators Dorgan and Dodd Retiring

January 6, 2010

Democratic Senator Byron Dorgan from North Dakota has announced that he will not seek re-election in 2010. His retirement from the Senate was announced yesterday. 
It is expected that Senator Chris Dodd, Democrat from Connecticut will announce his retirement today as he is not expected to seek re-election in 2010.
At the present time Democrats hold 60 [...]

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Senators Dodd and Shelby Talk About Housing Crisis

April 2, 2008

Tonight on the News Hour, Senator Chris Dodd and Senator Richard Shelby discussed the housing crisis facing many families in America today as a result of the sub-prime mortgage fiasco. 
According to Dodd, the Bear Stearns event had an effect on the movement of the Senate, encouraging action in a bipartisan

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Senate Debates Housing Crisis, No Vote Today

April 1, 2008

Senator Chris Dodd’s bill to assist those facing the housing crisis came to the floor of the Senate today.  A vote was expected, but did not happen.  There seems to be a slight bump in the road…. allowing bankruptcy courts to reset interest rates on homes facing foreclosure.
If there was one unanimous voice, it was [...]

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The Economic Plan and Reactions

March 31, 2008

Needless to say, the Regulatory Plan laid out by Secretary of Treasury Paulson is the talk of the day.  It didn’t slide onto the scene without a few questions and some potential opposition.
Many of Wall Street embrace the “fix” but the plan has left some states in frustration and anger, and has raised questions by [...]

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What to Expect on Monday

March 30, 2008

No one really knows what to expect on Monday.  But, the one thing we do know is that over the weekend the Treasury Department was dotting the “i’s” and crossing the “t’s” on its new regulatory plan proposal and bracing for the fight that is sure to erupt this week.  While the Treasury was making [...]

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Senator Chris Dodd Looks After the People, the Taxpayers

March 26, 2008

Senator Chris Dodd of Connecticut is a people’s senator and has spent his political life standing up for us.  Once again, Dodd is taking the lead in calling for scrutiny of the banking system.  For years Dodd has fought against the uncapped interest rates credit card banks are allowed to charge consumers.  Most recently, he [...]

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