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In the 1980s Senator Dodd took the lead in the liberal opposition to President [[Ronald Reagan]]'s anti-Communist policy in Central America. He has long opposed the nation's embargo on the Communist [[Cuba]] of [[Fidel Castro]].

In the 1980s Senator Dodd took the lead in the liberal opposition to President [[Ronald Reagan]]'s anti-Communist policy in Central America. He has long opposed the nation's embargo on the Communist [[Cuba]] of [[Fidel Castro]].

In the Clinton era Dodd served as Chairman of the [[Democratic party|Democratic National Committee]], its chief fundraiser.  It was at this time while serving as Chair and on the Senate Banking Committee, Dodd obtained special favors from Countrywide Mortgage lending, the single largest subprime mortgage lending institution in the United States and which immensely contributed to the [[Financial crisis of 2008]], the [[Recession of 2008]], and the ongoing global financial meltdown.<ref>No, George W, Bush did not do it. </ref>

In the Clinton era Dodd served as Chairman of the [[Democratic party|Democratic National Committee]], its chief fundraiser.<ref>[http://www.ctmirror.org/story/16835/report-details-dodd%E2%80%99s-countrywide-deal Report details Dodd’s Countrywide deal], By Ana Radelat, Connecticut Mirror, July 5, 2012. Dodd was at the time Chairman of the [[wp:Democratic National Committee]].</ref> It was at this time while serving as Chair and on the Senate Banking Committee, Dodd obtained special favors from Countrywide Mortgage lending,<ref>[http://money.cnn.com/2012/07/05/real_estate/countrywide-mortgage/index.htm Countrywide issued hundreds of VIP loans to buy influence,] By Les Christie and Rebecca Stewart, CNN, July 5, 2012.</ref> According to and unsourced statement in Wikipedia, Countrywide financed 20% of all mortgages in the United States, at a value of about 3.5% of United States [[GDP]].

== Ethics Issues ==

== Ethics Issues ==