Chris Dodd

WASHINGTON - Today, Presidential candidate Chris Dodd released the following statement on the Little Rock 9:

"Today we are reminded of these heroic nine students who courageously fought for equality despite the odds against them. While our nation has made many strides toward equality and opportunities for all in the years since this historic day, recent events, like the Jena 6 in Louisiana, remind us that we have more to do to promote greater understanding and compassion."

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WASHINGTON - Today, Presidential candidate Chris Dodd released the following statement on Bush's SCHIP veto threat:

"While he reportedly plans to call for up to $200 billion to continue a war that his top general can't even say is making the country safer, George Bush is rejecting the idea that we would spend less than one third of that amount for the health of America's children.

"That says all that needs to be said about this President's priorities."

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WASHINGTON - Presidential candidate Chris Dodd, a longtime advocate for seniors, today unveiled his plan for a secure, dignified retirement for all Americans. Citing the failures of the Bush Administration to deal with the declining quality of care for retirees, Dodd highlighted his commitment to America's seniors in advance of his participation in the AARP Presidential Forum in Davenport, IA.    » read more »

WASHINGTON - Today, Presidential candidate Chris Dodd released the following statement on the failure of the Senate to vote on the Feingold-Reid Amendment to responsibly end the war in Iraq:    » read more »

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Sept. 13, 2007, WASHINGTON -- Today, Presidential Candidate Chris Dodd criticized President Bush for offering more of the same in Iraq:

"Moving us in 10 months to where we were 10 months ago is not progress. It is the very definition of status quo.

"Not only is the President not offering us anything new; he's insulting our intelligence.    » read more »

Sept. 12, 2007, WASHINGTON -- Today Presidential Chris Dodd criticized Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama for stepping backwards on Iraq:

"I was disappointed that Senator Obama's thoughts on Iraq today didn't include a firm, enforceable deadline for redeployment, and dismayed that neither he nor Senator Clinton will give an unequivocal answer on whether they would support a measure if it didn't have such an enforceable deadline.    » read more »

Sept. 12, 2007, WASHINGTON, DC - At yesterday's Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Republican Senator John Warner, while questioning General David Petraeus, echoed the assertion that Chris Dodd has been making for several months: that the Bush Administration's policies in Iraq have failed to make America safer.

The relevant testimony follows:    » read more »

Sept. 12, 2007, WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator and 2008 Presidential Candidate Chris Dodd attended Ambassador Ryan Crocker's and General David Petraeus' testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the "surge".    » read more »

9-9-2007, MIAMI - Calling for broad, sweeping reforms to America's policy toward Cuba, Presidential Candidate Chris Dodd today unveiled his comprehensive Cuba policy in Miami, FL. Dodd, who has long led the fight to reform policy in Cuba, said that now is the time to reform our nation's Cuba policy, and that the current system has only served to strengthen Castro's regime.    » read more »

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Presidential Candidate Chris Dodd, Chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, announced that he will introduce legislation to keep people in their homes by reforming subprime lending practices.    » read more »

WASHINGTON -- Today, Presidential Candidate Chris Dodd released the following statement on Congressman Dingell's proposed carbon tax legislation:    » read more »

WASHINGTON -- Today Presidential Candidate Chris Dodd released the following statement on the Mattel toy recall:    » read more »

“The United States and our middle class were built by the working men and women of the union movement, and we owe them a debt of gratitude for helping to create our great nation. Unfortunately, for the past six years, the Bush Administration has deepened that debt by ignoring even the most basic of workers’ needs and rights. With pensions in jeopardy, the right to collectively bargain undermined, and a free trade at all costs mentality, this Administration has made it increasingly difficult for middle class Americans to feel safe and secure in their jobs and providing for their families.    » read more »