June 15, 2006
Washington, D.C. – Recognizing that the members of our country’s Armed Services should not be preyed upon by unscrupulous and dishonest financial service providers, Senator Chris Dodd yesterday supported a bill which would enact stricter standards by which some insurers and other financial service companies market their life insurance and securities products to servicemen and -women and require full disclosure by the representatives about their product.

June 14, 2006
“This is unacceptable. People have now been victimized twice – Gulf Coast residents by Hurricane Katrina’s devastating wrath, and now the American taxpayer by fraudulent con artists. Those who would fleece the American public should be held fully accountable for their unscrupulous deeds. That goes without saying. But the Bush Administration – which was so slow to act in helping alleviate the suffering of this region and people – should also be held responsible for mismanagement in allowing possibly more than $1 billion dollars of taxpayers’ dollars to be wasted and lost. The Bush Administration needs to detail and explain how they allowed this to happen. There should also be an investigation of questionable activities like ‘no-bid’ contracts for companies with political connections to the Bush Administration. Taxpayers should know unconditionally that their hard earned money isn’t lining con artists’ pockets or corporate pockets.”

May 30, 2006
“The Secretary of the Treasury is a critically important position for our nation’s economy and our markets. The next Secretary must be more than a salesman charged with attempting to convince the American people that this administration’s economic policies have somehow helped them.

“I hope Hank Paulson will demonstrate the intelligence, experience, and independence necessary to help America confront the record budget deficits, record trade deficits, and widening income inequality that the current administration has so far chosen to ignore rather than constructively address.

April 12, 2006
Senator Dodd toured Pitney Bowes’ research and development facility in Shelton. Following the tour Senator Dodd met with Pitney Bowes employees to discuss the need for the US to invest more in research and development to meet the needs of the 21st century economy. Pitney Bowes employs more than 300 workers at their Shelton facility.

November 18, 2005
WASHINGTON - Senator Chris Dodd, author of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) of 2002, issued the following statement after the Senate approved his legislation to extend TRIA after it expires at the end of 2005: