Party’s Priorities Flow to Dodd

Back in Senate, Work Awaits

• By John Stanton
• Roll Call Staff
• Jan. 15, 2008, Midnight

Fresh off a disappointing bid to claim his party’s nomination for president, Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) returns full time to the Senate this month with high expectations from his colleagues — and particularly his leadership — that he will play a key role in their plans to make the economy a dominant issue this year.