Press Releases

8/04/06: Dodd Hails Connecticut's Choice of HAVA-Compliant Voting Systems

August 4, 2006

HARTFORD- Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) today hailed Connecticut’s choice of voting machines which are in accordance with the Federal requirements of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), which became law in 2002. Connecticut Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz today announced the selection of vendors which will provide new voting systems for Connecticut voters in time for the November elections.
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( published in: Disability Rights | Election Reform | Media Center | Press Releases | Safeguarding Our Democracy )

8/04/06: Dodd Measure to Honor Deceased Veterans Approved by Senate

August 4, 2006

Washington, D.C. - In honor of veterans such as former Connecticut resident Agostino Guzzo, Senator Chris Dodd’s bill enabling more families of deceased veterans to obtain a grave marker from the Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) yesterday was approved by the U.S. Senate. The legislation was inspired by Hartford-area World War II veteran Agostino Guzzo, who passed away in 1998.
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( published in: Media Center | Press Releases | Veterans )

8/03/06: Dodd Resolution Calling for International Force to Enforce Ceasefire Passes Senate

August 3, 2006

WASHINGTON- Senator Chris Dodd’s (D-CT) resolution calling for the creation of an international stabilization force to end the conflict in Lebanon passed the Senate today. The resolution also calls on Iran and Syria to end all logistical and material support to Hezbollah, including attempts to replenish Hezbollah’s weapons. The resolution was co-sponsored by Senators Levin, Sununu, Stabenow, Chafee, Kennedy, Feingold and Feinstein.
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( published in: Foreign Affairs & Human Rights | Helping Americans Abroad | Media Center | Middle East Developments | Press Releases )

8/03/06: Dodd Announces Senate Passage of a Bill To Reduce Premature Births; March of Dimes Lauds Efforts

August 3, 2006

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT), the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Education and Early Childhood Education, today announced unanimous Senate passage of his legislation - the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early or “PREEMIE Act” – a bill to improve education for expectant mothers, to provide better treatment for babies who are born too early, and to expand research on premature births. The PREEMIE Act was also co-sponsored by Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
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( published in: Children & Families | Children's Health | Media Center | Press Releases )

8/03/06: Dodd Measure to Aggressively Pursue Unsolved Civil Rights-Era Crimes Passes Key Committee; Heads to Senate

August 3, 2006

Washington – A measure sponsored by Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) which establishes new offices at the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation to investigate and prosecute Civil Rights-era murders moved a step closer to passage today, when it passed the Judiciary Committee this morning. The Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act now heads to the full Senate for consideration.
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( published in: African-American Issues | Civil Rights | Law Enforcement | Media Center | Press Releases )

8/02/06: Dodd Measure Providing Billions to Address Military Equipment Shortfalls Passes Senate

August 2, 2006

Washington – The United States Senate voted 97 to 0 to approve an amendment today authored by Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) to address critical equipment shortfalls identified by the United States Army’s top Generals.  The amendment to the Senate Defense Appropriations Bill would address the $17 billion shortfall in the President’s proposed budget that, according to military officials, posed significant challenges to the Army’s overall readiness.  Army officials have indicated that failure to resolve these shortfalls would affect the U.S. military’s ability to perform their combat duties effectively.
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( published in: Media Center | National Security | Press Releases | Strengthening our Military )

8/01/06: Sen. Dodd Decries Military Equipment Shortfalls; Announces Legislation

August 1, 2006

Washington – Citing recent reports that up to two-thirds of the U.S. Army’s combat brigades are unprepared for wartime missions largely due to equipment shortfalls, Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) today said he would seek the funding required by the Army to address these serious concerns. Dodd said he and Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) will propose to amend the Senate Defense Appropriations Bill to address the $17 billion shortfall in the President’s proposed budget identified by the Army’s top leaders to replace critical military equipment that has been worn out or lost in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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( published in: Media Center | National Security | Press Releases | Strengthening our Military | Elementary & Secondary School )

8/01/06: Sen. Dodd, Connecticut Delegation Requests State of Emergency Designation for June 2 Storm in State

August 1, 2006

Washington –The Connecticut congressional delegation yesterday wrote to President George W. Bush in support of Governor M. Jodi Rell’s request that a major disaster declaration be made for the State of Connecticut as a result of a storm on June 2, 2006, that flooded portions of the state, and particularly the City of Waterbury. The letter was initiated by Senator Chris Dodd.
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( published in: Greater New Haven | Greater Waterbury | Homeland Security | Media Center | New Haven County | Press Releases | The Environment )

7/31/06: Dodd Urges Justification of Job Cuts at IRS

July 31, 2006

Washington – Citing a recent New York Times report revealing that the IRS plans to eliminate nearly half of the agency’s lawyers who perform audits related to the estate and gift taxes, Senator Chris Dodd wrote a letter on July 26 to IRS Commissioner Mark W. Everson requesting details explaining his decision. Dodd, a senior member of the Senate’s Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs, said he hoped that the job cuts did not represent an attempt to undermine the enforcement of current law governing the estate and gift taxes.
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( published in: Banking | Business | Economic Security for Individuals and Working Families | Media Center | Press Releases | Taxes )

7/28/06: Dodd, Lieberman Laud Funding for Connecticut Higher Education

July 28, 2006

WASHINGTON – Senators Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Joe Lieberman (D-CT) announced today the allocation of $897,901 from the U.S. Department of Education TRIO programs to Fairfield University, the University of Bridgeport and the University of Connecticut. The money will be used to provide a variety of support services to minority and first generation college students, including academic and financial counseling, to help them graduate high school, and attend and succeed in college.
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( published in: Education | Media Center | Press Releases | Post-Secondary School )

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