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October 14, 2008Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Chairman of its Subcommittee on Children and Families, today performed the swearing-in of members to the National Commission on Children and Disasters. Dodd was the Senate sponsor of the legislation approved by Congress last year that created the Commission, which is charged with analyzing how the Federal government can better meet the specific needs of children before, during and after disasters. The bill was endorsed by Save the Children, based in Westport, Connecticut. Save the Children’s Vice President and Managing Director Mark Shriver is the elected Chairman of the Commission.
Submitted by Chris Dodd on September 23, 2008 - 12:41pm.
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Remarks as Prepared: The Committee will please come to order. We gather this morning at an extraordinary and perilous moment in our nation’s history. The landscape of our nation’s economy has been radically re-shaped by the United States government over the course of just a few days and in a totally ad hoc manner. Companies that form the foundation of our financial markets are shrinking and disappearing practically overnight. Their insatiable appetite for risk has permeated all sectors of the financial services industry, and has spread beyond our shores. It has felled giants like Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers; brought others to their knees like Merrill Lynch, A.I.G., Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac; prompted the largest thrift failure in our history – IndyMac Bank; and eliminated the final two independent investment banks – Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs.
September 22, 2008 Live Stream of Hearing Available September 23, 2008 9:30am - 1:30pm EST Real Player Required
Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT), Chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, will tomorrow convene a hearing entitled “Turmoil in U.S. Credit Markets: Recent Actions Regarding Government Sponsored Entities, Investment Banks and Other Financial Institutions.” Secretary of Treasury, Henry Paulson, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, and Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Christopher Cox, will testify before the full Committee. Video coverage courtesy of C-SPAN
September 18,2008“This evening's meeting is a testament to the extremely serious challenges facing our economy. Tonight, the Administration put forward some constructive ideas, and I look forward to receiving more details. Bad lending practices and lax oversight are the root cause of this crisis. As such, a comprehensive and constructive proposal must include relief for millions of American homeowners facing foreclosure. I am committed to working with the Administration and my Democratic and Republican colleagues in Congress to develop robust solutions to these serious problems.”
Submitted by Chris Dodd on September 17, 2008 - 11:18am.
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September 17, 2008Prepared Remarks: Last month’s war between Russia and Georgia began in the small region of South Ossetia, but it cast a shadow that crosses continents. In the aftermath of the conflict, the United States and our allies face serious new challenges.
September 10, 2008 Archive Stream of Hearing September 10, 2008 Real Player Required
Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) made the following opening statement at today’s Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on protocols making Croatia and Albania members of NATO. Dodd, who is a senior member of the Foreign Relations Committee and Chairman of its Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, and Narcotics Affairs, chaired the hearing at the request of Chairman Joe Biden (D-DE)
September 5, 2008Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Representative Joe Courtney (D-CT-2) visited the Boys and Girls Club of Southeastern Connecticut this afternoon to meet with children who participate in Mystic Aquarium’s Immersion Presents program. Senator Dodd and Representative Courtney, who championed funding for this initiative in Congress, also heard from the President of Mystic Aquarium and the Executive Director of the Boys and Girls Club.
Introduce Bill to Fight Obesity Epidemic Nationwide
July 23, 2008 Archive Stream of Hearing July 23, 2008 Real Player Required
In an effort to combat the epidemic of obesity sweeping the nation, Senators Chris Dodd (D-CT), Tom Harkin (D-IA), and Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) today introduced the Federal Obesity Prevention Act of 2008. This legislation, which is cosponsored by Senators Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), would establish a federal interagency taskforce responsible for creating a national strategy for combating obesity across America.
Holds Hearing to Examine Causes of Rapidly Growing Problem and its Health Risks
July 16, 2008
Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT), a senior member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and the Chairman of its Subcommittee on Children and Families today held the first of two hearings to examine the dangerous consequences of childhood obesity and possible solutions to address this growing problem. Today, Dodd heard from several experts about the underlying causes of the dramatic rise in American childhood obesity. After questioning the witnesses, Dodd opened up the hearing to questions and comments from the multitude of young people in the audience who offered their thoughts about how best to combat obesity among their peers.
July 16, 2008This morning, Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Senators Russ Feingold (D-WI), and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) discussed their legislation that would push oil companies to use the 68 million acres of federal land already leased to them or otherwise relinquish it. Republicans are calling for coastline drilling that would not produce a drop of oil until 2017 and would not lower gas prices ever. On the other hand, Democrats are supporting proposals to help lower gas prices today by cracking down on speculation in the oil markets, proposals to increase domestic production by pushing the oil companies to use these 68 million acres and proposals to develop renewable energy and advanced alternative fuels for the long term.
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