Chris Dodd

WASHINGTON - Today, the Dodd for President Campaign announced that Chris Dodd's YouTube Spotlight video garnered more channel views than any other candidate video featured on the site on its first day. Dodd, who is using his video to ask viewers to contact their senators and ask them to support the Dodd Amendment to responsibly end the War in Iraq, has been praised for his creative use of the medium. In the video, Dodd calls on citizens to get involved in promoting the Dodd Amendment to end the war, asking them to contact their elected officials and upload the responses to YouTube.    » read more »

Presidential candidate Chris Dodd released the following statement on today's Supreme Court ruling that limits criteria schools can use to create a diverse environment.

"I am deeply disturbed by the Supreme Court's decision to limit the ability of schools to create a diverse learning environment, which runs counter to the letter and spirit of Brown v. Board of Education. With their ruling today, the court will add to the resegregation that is already occurring in our nation's schools.    » read more »

Senator and Presidential candidate Chris Dodd issued the following statement in response to the Bush Administration's threat to veto the the District of Columbia Appropriations Bill over a provision that allows residents to register as domestic partners.    » read more »

WASHINGTON - Today, Presidential Candidate Chris Dodd, a leading advocate for restoring Constitutional rights eroded over the last six years, sent the following letter to the 2007 Presidential Scholars in response to their letter to President Bush, which condemned torture. Dodd, the author of the Restoring Constitution Act, also appeared today at the ACLU Day of Action to Restore Law and Justice Rally, where he condemned the Military Commissions Act and made his case for restoring America's moral authority.    » read more »

Patient Safety Essential to Quality Nursing Home Care

June 14, 2007 -- Wasington, DC – The American Health Care Association (AHCA) praised U.S. Senators Christopher Dodd (D-CT) and Richard Burr (R-NC) for introducing legislation yesterday that will improve nursing home patient safety by making certain every nursing facility in America is equipped with automatic fire sprinkler systems. Ensuring fire safety for nursing home patients has long been a priority for AHCA and its members.    » read more »

WASHINGTON - Today, the Dodd for President Campaign announced two new ads, which will begin running today in Iowa and New Hampshire. The ads highlight Senator Dodd's experience and his vision for America as President.    » read more »

Joint Letter Part of Expanding Student Loan Industry Investigation

June 07, 2007 -- United States Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd and the New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo have requested the nations top 20 student loan lenders submit details on their underwriting criteria in a joint letter sent today.    » read more »

Senator and Presidential candidate Chris Dodd today will announce his plans to continue the fight to bring an end to the Bush Administration's failed policy in Iraq. Dodd will hold a live chat at the popular blog FireDogLake today at 5 p.m. ET where he will announce plans to introduce an amendment to the upcoming Defense Authorization bill that would bring an end to American involvement in Iraq's civil war.    » read more »

May 22, 2007 -- Senator and Presidential candidate Chris Dodd today released the following statement in response to the Energy Information Administration report that U.S. gas prices have reached an all-time high:

"For the sake of both our economy and our national security, we must break our addiction to Middle East oil by investing in new, clean and reliable fuels we can cultivate right here using the ingenuity of the American worker.    » read more »

May 21, 2007 -- Senator and Presidential candidate Chris Dodd today released the following statement in response to the latest Iraq war funding proposal:

"I'm disappointed that there is no firm deadline in this version of the bill, because I believe that's the only way to responsibly bring this war to an end. I will fight for, and hope that the bill that emerges from conference has, a firm deadline to redeploy our troops."

Source: Chris Dodd campaign

May 4, 2007 -- Senator and Presidential candidate Chris Dodd today called on the Democratic National Committee and every media outlet that hosts a debate during the primaries to make video recordings of those debates free and open to the public.    » read more »

May 4, 2007 -- In Ottumwa and Mount Pleasant today, Senator and Presidential Candidate Chris Dodd continued to lay out his comprehensive energy plan to end American reliance on Middle East oil and begin to turn back the clock on Global Warming.

"The greatest untapped source of energy lies not within oil wells or coal mines but in small businesses, farms and laboratories," Dodd said. "As president, I will charge our entrepreneurs and scientists with bringing clean energy technologies to market and making us more energy efficient."    » read more »