Christopher Dodd actually said...

Let me thank all of my colleagues, and I think you all understood we intended, obviously, at some time earlier to have this hearing a little earlier.

Dodd expresses gratitude to colleagues and mentions scheduling issues for the hearing.

02/03/2009

More Christopher Dodd Quotes

I'm deeply grateful to John for conceding the gavel to me here to allow me to chair this hearing.

He has served with distinction as chairman or ranking member of this key subcommittee for more than 20 years.

I wanted to share a few more thoughts about a subject matter that I've obviously been deeply involved in.

It is my hope that others in the Congress, in the Senate in particular, will rise to the occasion upon your departure.