Chris Dodd: “It is not our intention to take it out, at all, but rather expand the number of eyes that are looking at these…”

There's nothing wrong with enlightened self-interest.

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.

Rosa, go get yourself well. Your job is here. Your salary is here. Just take care of yourself.

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…