Christopher Dodd actually said...

"I need to be at that PTA meeting. I need to be at that sporting event. I need to go have that session for an hour with my child's teacher to understand how they're doing."

"I think, actually, welfare reform played some positive role in getting more parents work, but it was welfare reform, accompanied by a range of supports for low-income workers, like extensions of child..."

"Today, I ask that you challenge Congress to work with us to build a strong and sustained movement."

"This really ought not to be an ideological debate. It's a ludicrous commentary on our times that we're unable to come to some decent conclusions."