Honorable Christopher Dodd
United States Senator, Connecticut, Democrat
Senator Dodd was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1980. He served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1974 to 1980. He is the Ranking Member of the Committee on Rules and Administration, and also sits on the following committees: Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Foreign Relations; and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The following is from the February 8, 2005, Senate floor debate on S. 5, the Class Action Fairness Act.There are those who will say this bill does not go nearly far enough in rectifying the shortcomings of the class action system in our country. On…
