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2009
Dodd sponsors the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act, which becomes law on May 20. The bill helps to prevent foreclosures and increase the availability of credit for consumers and businesses.
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2009
Dodd authors the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act, which is signed into law on May 22. The bill takes on the unfair, deceptive, and abusive practices of credit card...
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2009
Dodd coauthors the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act with the late Senator Ted Kennedy, which is signed into law on June 22. The bill empowers the Food and Drug Administration to...
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2009
As Chairman Ted Kennedy’s chief deputy for health care reform, Senator Dodd leads the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee to pass the Affordable Health Choices Act in the summer,...
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2010
On January 6, Senator Dodd announces that he will not seek reelection for a sixth term as a United States Senator.
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2010
Dodd attending a fundraiser at Norwich Free Academy for the residents of Haiti.In response to the earthquake that ravaged Haiti, Senator Dodd introduces the Haiti Recovery Act to encourage the...
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2010
The Affordable Care Act, which Senator Dodd co-authors, is signed into law on March 25. Dodd is integral in also including the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act as a part of the Affordable Care...
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2010
Dodd coauthors the Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act, which directs the State Department to include information relating to freedom of the press worldwide in annual country reports on human rights...
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A supporter of equal rights for America’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender citizens, Dodd cosponsors the Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2010, which would replace the military’s “Don’t Ask,...
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2010
On July 21, President Obama signs into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which Dodd coauthored. The bill ends too big to fail bailouts, creates a new Consumer Financial...
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