Chris Dodd

Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT), chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, speaks with reporters before a weekly Democratic party policy lunch on Capitol Hill on October 1, 2008 in Washington, DC. The Senate is scheduled to vote on the financial bailout package later today. (Getty Images) more pics » It might as well have been written with disappearing ink. A provision in the bailout legislation that would have prevented AIG executives from receiving lavish bonuses simply disappeared before the bill was voted through congress. And it turns out Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) was the man left holding the smoldering eraser. DON'T MISS Senator Charles Grassley ... Read Full Story

STAMFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged the financial industry on Friday to "join us, don't fight us" in backing regulatory reform while raising money for one of the reform's main architects, Senator Chris Dodd. Dodd, a five-term Democratic senator fighting an uphill battle for re-election in Connecticut, is the chair of the Senate Banking Committee, which is overseeing a major overhaul of financial regulation. "I want to stress the urgency of this reform," Obama told a fund-raising dinner for Dodd, praising him for fighting to establish a financial watchdog agency for consumers. Noting that the country came very close to another Great ... Read Full Story

Chris Dodd is joining in the fun of beating up on AIG bonuses. Senator Chriss Dodd of Connecticut is vowing to tax the $165 million in AIG bonuses back if the insurance giant doesn't give them back, saying he can have legislation ready to do so by "tomorrow." And this point, AIG execs are probably gla d he's at least not calling for their public suicide . FOX News has more on Dodd's populist proposal: As public and political outrage grows over $165 million AIG paid as bonuses to executives while taking billions in taxpayer dollars, an idea is germinating in Congress. If you ... Read Full Story

From Sen. Chris Dodd--Republicans Block Dodd's Effort to Immediately Stop Credit Card Rate Hikes: Senate Republicans blocked Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodds (D-CT) attempt to pass legislation to stop credit card interest rate ... Read Full Story

Republicans on Wednesday thwarted Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd's (D-Conn. attempt to begin quick debate on his bill to freeze credit card interest rates and fees. Read Full Story