Senate Democrats voiced deep disagreements Tuesday about the idea of a government-run health insurance plan, suggesting that the decision by Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada to include a public plan in major health care legislation had failed to unite his caucus. ...more

October 28, 2009

Howard Rosenblatt voted for U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd five years ago. He won't do that again. ...more

March 21, 2009

A plan to let bankruptcy judges alter the terms of home loans so owners can avoid foreclosure moved one step closer to reality this week. ...more

January 10, 2009

Detroit's Big Three automakers pleaded with Congress on Tuesday for a $25 billion lifeline to save the once-proud titans of U.S. industry, warning of a national economic catastrophe should they collapse. ...more

November 18, 2008

Even as a huge bipartisan majority in the Senate voted Saturday to send a sprawling housing bill to the White House, economists, consumer advocates and other analysts said the package of programs for cash-strapped homeowners and shaken mortgage lenders is unlikely to relieve the foreclosure crisis that is driving the nation toward recession. ...more

July 27, 2008

A mortgage rescue to help hundreds of thousands of struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure and get more affordable, safer loans passed the Senate overwhelmingly on Friday, but it faces a bumpy road amid continuing turmoil in the housing market. ...more

July 12, 2008

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has appealed to Senate Democratic leaders to confirm President Bush's long-pending nominations to fill two empty chairs as Fed governors, enabling a fully staffed central bank to handle the current financial crisis. He did not receive a favorable response from Sen. Christopher Dodd, Senate Banking Committee chairman. ...more

June 30, 2008

Sen. Edward Kennedy took the helm of his sailboat "Mya" on Monday and rode a stiff southern wind from Nantucket, Mass., back to Hyannis in a regatta just a week after undergoing a brain biopsy that diagnosed him with cancer. ...more

May 27, 2008

Congress is set to examine another round of proposals to help consumers and investors survive turmoil in the housing market. ...more

February 25, 2008

Work hard for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York and get an invitation to visit her in the Sac City fire station before a rally. ...more

December 2, 2007