Chris Dodd: “I firmly believe that someone should 'have their backs,' as the expression goes.”

It's far more complicated than a common language.

President Clinton, to his eternal credit in my view, just does not quit on this issue.

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.

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…