Dodd Bill Can't Solve "Too Big To Fail," Says Republican Chambliss

Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) says Tuesday that banks should be allowed to suffer from their own failure, and says Sen. Chris Dodd's (D-Conn.) financial regulatory reform bill won't do anything to solve institutions the government deems as being "Too Big To Fail." (0:30)
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Dodd's Financial Reform "Goes Too Far," Says New America Foundation Director

Anne Vorce, director of the New America Foundation's Fiscal Roadmap Project, says she thinks that the financial reform plan proposed by Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) "goes too far." (0:38)
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Dodd Criticizes Bush Administration Over Bank Bailout

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Chairman Sen. Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.) says the Bush administration asked Congress for a lot of money and executive power, but no one to keep track of where the money was going. Dodd says that doing nothing wasn't an option, but neither was the Bush adminstration's proposal. (0:25)
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Dodd: Health Care Situation Is Unacceptable And Unsustainable

Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) says the current situation of the health care system is unacceptable, particularly from an economic standpoint. He said that this issue is vital to restoring the U.S. economy. (0:21)


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Dodd: 14,000 People Lose Health Care Coverage Each Day

During a press conference Wednesday, Senator Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) says the current health care system is broken and that 14,000 people a day lose their health care coverage. (0:48)
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Did the Treasury consult with the SEC on resolution regime?

By Kayleigh Harvey - Talk Radio News Service

The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee met for the second time to discuss “Enhancing Investor Protection and the Regulation of Securities Markets.”
At the hearing Senator Dodd asked the Chairman of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Mary Schapiro, “Were you consulted by the Treasury and the Fed, what role do you think the SEC should play in this resolution mechanism, given the oversight and regulatory responsibilities?” Senator Dodd also asked Ms. Schapiro to “comment on the reports of the regulatory changes that Secretary Geithner has mentioned this morning.”


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Dodd blames CEOs for auto industry's failures

Christ Dodd (D-Conn.), Chairman of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, describes the recent financial problems facing the auto industry as self-inflicted wounds (0:17).
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Dodd: Our constituents are angry, but they'll be angrier if we don't act

Senator Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) says that his constituents are angry, but they also say they'll be angrier if Congress does not act to solve the financial crisis. (0:30)
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Dodd discusses credit card debt

Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT) discusses credit card debt at CARD press conference. (0:37)
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Treasury Secretary Paulson Addresses Senate Banking Committee on the Way Forward Through Economic Turmoil

Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. states that in this necessary contraction of the housing market and the associated economic crisis, firms must accept their losses and move on to building up capital. (1:00)
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