Honorable Christopher J. Dodd
United States Senator, Connecticut, Democrat
Senator Dodd served in the U.S. Senate from 1980 to 2910. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1974 to 1980. During the 111th Congress, he chaired the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and also sat on the following committees: Foreign Relations, where he chaired the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, and Narcotics Affairs; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, where he chaired the Subcommittee on Children and Families; and Rules and Administration. The following is from Senator Dodd’s November 30, 2010, farewell statement on the floor of the Senate. For more than 200 years, a uniquely…
