All statements by Chris Dodd
Dodd
True
"We've got some 37-million of our fellow citizens who are living in poverty; about 12-million or 13-million are children."

Chris Dodd on Thursday, December 13th, 2007 in debate in Johnston, Iowa >>Details


Dodd
True
"Dodd brought both parties together to pass the Family and Medical Leave Act."

Chris Dodd on Monday, November 5th, 2007 in a TV ad airing in Iowa and New Hampshire. >>Details


Dodd
Mostly true
"With the resources it takes to execute just over three months of the Iraq war, we could fully fund the expansion of health care for needy children that Bush vetoed."

Chris Dodd on Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007 in >>Details


Dodd
Mostly true
“We're spending $1.6 billion for all of Latin America in terms of aid and assistance, a fraction of what we're spending in Iraq, the $500 billion we've spent there"

Chris Dodd on Sunday, September 9th, 2007 in a debate in Miami, Fla. >>Details


Dodd
Half-True
“John Kerry was at 4 percent in the polls in December of 2003...and he ended up becoming the nominee of the party.”

Chris Dodd on Wednesday, August 29th, 2007 in an interview on CNN's The Situation Room >>Details


Dodd
Half-True
"Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have changed their positions (on the Iraq war withdrawal) to follow Chris Dodd."

Chris Dodd on Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007 in a TV ad. >>Details


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