Chris Dodd: “I regret we do not now. It would have been a very different situation, in many ways, if we had such.”

I rise today to express my strong support for the nomination of Judge Robert Chatigny to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Judge Chatigny is an individual of outstanding character, keen intellect, and extensive…

But, whether such a temptation is motivated by a noble desire to speed up the legislative process or by pure political expedience, I believe such changes would be unwise. To my fellow Senators who have never served a day in the minority, I…

I'll tell you, one of the things I feel very good about is that there are people like Bob Menendez, who care about these issues.

I frankly don't see the sovereignty issue as playing a role as an impediment as much as the sheer ability of the cartels to corrupt.