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Chris Dodd

Chris Dodd

Chris Dodd is a former U.S. senator from Connecticut, having served in that post from 1981-2011. Dodd also ran unsuccessfully for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination and was a member of the U.S. House prior to his service in the Senate. He was born in Connecticut in 1944, graduated from Providence College and earned a law degree from the University of Louisville. Dodd is married to Jackie Marie Clegg. They have two children.

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Chris Dodd
Chris Dodd
stated on June 8, 2009 an opinion piece.:
Sixty-two percent of all personal bankruptcies are "caused by medical problems."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 11, 2009
Chris Dodd
Chris Dodd
stated on March 19, 2009 a CNN interview.:
On whether he wrote a provision that allowed AIG to dole out bonuses.
Full Flop
By Alexander Lane • March 23, 2009
Chris Dodd
Chris Dodd
stated on October 30, 2007 a debate in Philadelphia:
"The fact of the matter is that my colleague from New York, Senator Clinton, there are 50 percent of the American public that say they're not going to vote for her."
Mostly True
By David DeCamp • January 2, 2008
Chris Dodd
Chris Dodd
stated on December 13, 2007 debate in Johnston, Iowa:
"We've got some 37-million of our fellow citizens who are living in poverty; about 12-million or 13-million are children."
True
By Amy Hollyfield • December 13, 2007
Chris Dodd
Chris Dodd
stated on November 5, 2007 a TV ad airing in Iowa and New Hampshire.:
"Dodd brought both parties together to pass the Family and Medical Leave Act."
True
By Nell Benton • October 30, 2007
Chris Dodd
Chris Dodd
stated on October 3, 2007:
"With the resources it takes to execute just over three months of the Iraq war, we could fully fund the expansion of health care for needy children that Bush vetoed."
Mostly True
By David Baumann • October 15, 2007
Chris Dodd
Chris Dodd
stated on September 9, 2007 a debate in Miami, Fla.:
"We're spending $1.6 billion for all of Latin America in terms of aid and assistance, a fraction of what we're spending in Iraq, the $500 billion we've spent there"
Mostly True
By Jody Kyle • September 14, 2007
Chris Dodd
Chris Dodd
stated on August 29, 2007 an interview on CNN's The Situation Room:
"John Kerry was at 4 percent in the polls in December of 2003...and he ended up becoming the nominee of the party."
Half-True
By Josh Korr • September 7, 2007
Chris Dodd
Chris Dodd
stated on May 23, 2007 a TV ad.:
"Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have changed their positions (on the Iraq war withdrawal) to follow Chris Dodd."
Half-True
By Bill Adair • August 10, 2007
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Latest Fact-Checks About Chris Dodd

National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on March 18, 2009 a fundraising e-mail.:
"Senator Chris Dodd, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, placed an amendment in the ‘stimulus’ bill that allowed for banks bailed out with taxpayer money — including AIG — to hand out huge bonuses."
Half-True
By Alexander Lane • March 20, 2009
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