Chris Dodd Announces Retirement
Full video: http://www.democracynow.org/2010/1/7/chris_dodd_announces_retirement_possible_successor Democracy Now! Thursday, January 7, 2010 Two veteran Democratic senators, Christopher Dodd of Connecticut and Byron Dorgan of North Dakota, announced this week they would not seek re-election in November. While many consumer groups criticized Dodds close ties to the banking and real estate industry, they are even more concerned about Tim Johnson, his likely successor as chair of the Senate Banking Committee, who was the only Democrat to oppose legislation tightening regulations of the credit card industry.
Full video: http://www.democracynow.org/2010/1/7/chris_dodd_announces_retirement_possible_successor Democracy Now! Thursday, January 7, 2010 Two veteran Democratic senators, Christopher Dodd of Connecticut and Byron Dorgan of North Dakota, announced this week they would not seek re-election in November. While many consumer groups criticized Dodds close ties to the banking and real estate industry, they are even more concerned about Tim Johnson, his likely successor as chair of the Senate Banking Committee, who was the only Democrat to oppose legislation tightening regulations of the credit card industry.