chris dodd

MPAA Lobbies For Wall Street Reform

Digg - Business & Finance  Mon, 08/15/2011 - 14:45

It is no secret that the MPAA and RIAA spend millions in Washington to guarantee that their anti-piracy interests are secured.

However, it turns out that not all the lobbying dollars go to secure the well-being of workers in the entertainment industry.

The MPAA has also spent significant funds on the implementation of a Wall Street reform law, one that was proposed by the new MPAA CEO Chris Dodd when he was senator.


 

Financial Reform: Will Dodd's Bipartisan Push Pay Off? - TIM

Digg - Business & Finance  Fri, 11/27/2009 - 15:41

Senate Banking chairman Chris Dodd has reached across the aisle to the GOP to create bipartisan working groups to tackle the four hardest questions in financial regulatory reform


 

Democrat resists subpoenaing VIP mortgage records

Newsvine - business  Thu, 07/30/2009 - 13:04

House Democrats have declined to subpoena available records that might reveal whether other members of Congress got discounted VIP mortgages from subprime lender Countrywide Financial Corp. similar to the sweetheart deals given Democratic Sens.

Chris Dodd and Kent Conrad.


 

Senators allegedly told of Countrywide favors

MSNBC.com: Business  Mon, 07/27/2009 - 15:12

Sen.<br /><br />Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., denied asking for any special favors from Countrywide.Despite their denials, influential Democratic Sens.

Kent Conrad and Chris Dodd were told from the start they were getting VIP mortgage discounts according to secret testimony.