Honorable Christopher Dodd
United States Senator, Connecticut, Democrat
Senator Dodd was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1980. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1974 to 1980. He is the Ranking Minority Member of the Rules and Administration Committee and also sits on the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and the Foreign Relations Committee. The following is from the March 6, 2006, Senate floor debate on S. 2349, the Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act.Today the full Senate begins the process of considering legislation to bolster congressional accountability, make the legislative process fair, and more transparent, and…
