Christopher Dodd Quotes

• Working families need to know that we will work to protect their health needs, promote the development of safe, effective medicines, and guarantee patient rights.

  Christopher Dodd

  Topics in Health

  Tags in Working, Development, Promote

• When the public’s right to know is threatened, and when the rights of free speech and free press are at risk, all of the other liberties we hold dear are endangered.

  Christopher Dodd

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Free, Public, Rights

• We owe it to each other – and to our children and grandchildren – to leave our planet in a better state than when we found it.

  Christopher Dodd

  Topics in Children

  Tags in Better, Found

• We learned that economic growth and environmental protection can and should go hand in hand.

  Christopher Dodd

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Environmental, Learned

• The world changed on September 11, 2001.

  Christopher Dodd

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in World, Changed

• Pell Grants are, and have been, critically important tools in making higher education a possibility for lower- and middle-income students.

  Christopher Dodd

  Topics in Education

  Tags in Important, Making

• Our seniors have worked long and hard to better the economy, raise families and serve their communities. They deserve to live independent and active lives in their golden years.

  Christopher Dodd

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Better, Communities, Independent

• Our nation’s children are our greatest asset and our most precious treasure.

  Christopher Dodd

  Topics in Children

  Tags in Greatest, Precious

• Our military should spare no expense to ensure the safety of our troops, particularly as they confront a hostile insurgency and roadside bombs throughout Iraq.

  Christopher Dodd

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Safety, Expense

• Our children are our greatest resource and Head Start grants help them reach their full potential.

  Christopher Dodd

  Topics in Children

  Tags in Greatest, Help

• Low-income taxpayers deserve the same rights as everyone else. It was wrong of the IRS to target low-income taxpayers, and I am please by the decision to correct this unfair practice.

  Christopher Dodd

  Topics in Decision

  Tags in Correct, Wrong, Deserve

• It’s vital that we help them get the right start, nurture their development and provide for their well-being.

  Christopher Dodd

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Nurture, Development

• It’s time to renew our commitment to the world around us.

  Christopher Dodd

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Commitment, World

• I take great pride in the fact that I have lived in a Spanish-speaking country.

  Christopher Dodd

  Topics in Country

  Tags in Great, Fact

• I intend to fight to ensure that Connecticut workers have a level playing field when competing for jobs.

  Christopher Dodd

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Fight, Playing

• I don’t care what the public wants, I’m going to give it what it needs!

  Christopher Dodd

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Care, Public, Give

• For three decades, Democrats and Republicans worked together to make our environment better.

  Christopher Dodd

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Better, Together, Republicans

• Firefighters are indispensable foot soldiers here at home.

  Christopher Dodd

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Indispensable, Soldiers

• Every American deserves to live in freedom, to have his or her privacy respected and a chance to go as far as their ability and effort will take them – regardless of race, gender, ethnicity or economic circumstances.

  Christopher Dodd

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Freedom, Respected

• Entrenched bureaucracies are always opposed to fundamental changes.

  Christopher Dodd

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Entrenched, Fundamental

Christopher Dodd (27)

Birth:	27th May, 1944
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Lawyer, Lobbyist, Politician

About

Christopher John "Chris" Dodd was born in Willimantic, Connecticut. He is an American lawyer, lobbyist and Democratic Party politician who served as a United States Senator from Connecticut for a thirty-year period from 1981-2011. He returned to Connecticut, winning election in 1974 to the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut's 2nd congressional district and was reelected in 1976 and 1978. He served as general chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 1995 to 1997. He served as Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee until his retirement.

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