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6/22/06: Statement of Senator Chris Dodd to the Senate Subcommittee on National ParksStatement on S. 574 – the Quinebaug-Shetucket Heritage Corridor June 22, 2006Chairman Thomas, Vice Chairman Alexander, Senator Akaka, and members of the Subcommittee, I thank you for holding this hearing today. I appreciate the opportunity to offer testimony in support of the Quinebaug-Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor (Corridor) reauthorization. ( published in: Media Center | New London County | Southeast Connecticut | Statements | The Environment | Tolland County | Windham County ) 6/21/06: Floor Statement of Senator Chris Dodd on the Minimum Wage
June 20, 2006
Mr. President, let me begin again by thanking my colleague from Massachusetts and others who have fought so long and hard over the last decade to have an increase in the minimum wage in our country, from the $5.15 that was adopted about a decade ago to the suggestion today that we raise this some $2.10. I know $2.10 may -- apparently it's quite a bit of money to many of my colleagues here. To many, of course, it's nothing more than a cup of coffee at a high-priced coffee shop today or a few sodas or a sandwich along the way, but it makes a difference, Mr. President, that $2.10 increase after a decade in the minimum wage will add some $4,400 to the incomes of people who are -- who are depending upon the minimum wage to provide for themselves and their families. 6/21/06: Floor Statement of Senator Chris Dodd on Iraq
June 20, 2006
Mr. DODD. Mr. President, as I begin my remarks, by coincidence, I am following my good friend from Oregon, Gordon Smith. It is purely by coincidence that we are lined up to address our thoughts on this important and most critical issue facing our country. I say to my colleague from Oregon, my opening comments are exactly the Senator's closing comments. I plead with my colleagues during the remaining hours of this debate to try to stay away from the personal attacks and the mindless use of labels that we are tempted to gravitate to in order to impassion our constituencies. Such approaches do little to contribute to an understanding of the important subject before the Senate. ( published in: Foreign Affairs & Human Rights | Iraq | Media Center | National Security | Statements ) 6/07/06: Floor Statement of Senator Chris Dodd on Marriage Protection AmendmentJune 7, 2006 5/18/06: Senator Dodd Speaks about the Free Flow of Information ActMay 18, 2006 5/09/06: Floor Statement of Senator Chris Dodd on the Small Business Health Plans bill
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5/08/06: Floor Statement of Senator Chris Dodd: Health Week – Medical Liability ReformMay 8, 2006 4/25/06: Statement by Senator Christopher J. Dodd On Genocide in SudanApril 25, 2006 3/06/06: Floor Statement of Senator Chris Dodd on Lobbying Reform
March 6, 2006
Mr. President, let me begin these comments by thanking, first of all, my colleague from Mississippi, Senator Lott, who chairs the Rules Committee, and the other members of the committee, Democrats and Republicans alike, who worked over the past number of days to put together a Rules Committee bill. |