Chris Dodd

In places where things really work, it's because there's intense coordination going on between schools, church programs, after-school programs, local business.

I believe that the new government of Dilma Rousseff will be less anxious to solidify a relationship with Iran.

You've always understood that advancing justice for the peoples of the Americas puts the United States on the right side of history and advances U.S. national security at the same time.

Forging partnerships among equals means by definition that we cannot get our own way all of the time.

One step the Senate could take during the lame duck session would be passing the bill to establish a Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission.

The polarization we see in Congress and in politics here today has a damaging effect on foreign policy.

The erosion of democracy in Venezuela is now accompanied by rising crime and economic stagnation.

I believe it's time for us to rethink what it is that we want from the hemisphere.

It is my hope that others in the U.S. Senate will rise to the occasion upon your departure and help focus U.S. attention on this new agenda.

The United States has lost its credibility on human rights in Latin America because we haven't practiced what we've preached.

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

We need to start thinking 'intermestically' about domestic immigration and international economic development policies at the same time.

You've drawn on your own deep knowledge and commitment to Latin America to challenge the Congress to adopt policies that would form the basis of a more cooperative relationship with the region.

I and others urged President Preval to enact much-needed reforms to ensure the credibility of these elections.

Our willingness to direct funds through the Haitian Government depends on the fair, transparent, and legal resolution of the current political crisis.

The hearing will come to order. Let me apologize to the witnesses and to my colleagues.

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.

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

Christopher Dodd is making his farewell speech and his father had served in the Senate, you know, probably 50 or 60 years.

I believe that the recent 2-year nationwide decline, albeit small, is encouraging and this should be the beginning of a positive trend. The recent developments must be supported by access to better health care, new research and new…

I'm not expecting people to become all PBS stations, necessarily.

The power of the entertainment industry, to be able to educate, to inform--I still think it's as compelling as anything.

I would really like to see us put together now a child emergency investment bill that really talks about what we do in eliminating poverty, creating jobs for parents, but giving them the prenatal care, because millions of our children are…

Very good, I tell you. All because of the child care development.