Chris Dodd

Connecticut’s Chris Dodd is a senior Democratic leader in the United States Senate. A respected legislator who works in a bipartisan fashion to better peoples’ lives, Chris Dodd is best known for his work to make America safer, stronger, and more prosperous.

Senator Dodd is perhaps best known for bringing much-needed attention to children’s issues. He formed the first children’s caucus in the Senate and spent almost a decade fighting to enact the Family and Medical Leave Act, which has helped ensure that over 30 millions Americans don’t have to choose between the job they need and the family they love. He also authored and enacted landmark legislation to ensure that our nation provides better access to safe and affordable child care.

A common-sense leader who has long fought to put our nation’s fiscal house in order, streamline the federal government, and offer targeted tax relief for working families, Dodd offered the first "pay as you go" budget in 1983 and played an important role in the 1990’s to restore the fiscal discipline that for the first time since World War II led to record budget surpluses. He also has long fought to reform our campaign finance laws and successfully authored and enacted legislation banning members of Congress from receiving speaking fees.