Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Chairman, Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., speaks to reporters at the conclusion of a hearing on the state of the U.S. automotive industry on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd, D-Conn., left, and Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., right, conclude a news conference on the failed vote in the House of Representatives on the financial bailout package on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Sept. 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., right, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid hold a news conference on Capitol Hill following passage of a housing bill by the Senate Saturday, July 26, 2008, in Washington. Congress passed the most significant housing legislation in decades Saturday, offering help to struggling homeowners and seeking to stabilize a troubled housing market that has dragged down the economy.(AP Photo/Brendan Hoffman)

In this Feb. 25, 2008 photo, Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., smiles as he is introduced to members of the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce in Cromwell, Conn. If the veteran Senator's trademark jaunty smile seems a bit forced these days, it's no surprise. The five-term Democrat's home-state popularity has slipped in the wake of his failed presidential bid and allegations he got cut-rate mortgages from a leading offender in the subprime mortgage meltdown. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, file)

Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., right, with his wife Victoria Kennedy, center, and Sen Chris Dodd, D-Conn. left, walk the pier after getting off of the sloop "Mya" following competing in the second half of the "Figawi" race, Monday, May 26, 2008 in Hyannisport, Mass. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)

U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., speaks to members of the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce in Cromwell, Conn., Monday, Feb. 25, 2008. Dodd said he plans to make his endorsement for President before the party's national convention in Denver and hopes the Democratic contest is wrapped up well before then. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., pauses as he speaks at a campaign stop at Signatures Grill in Indianola, Iowa, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2008. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Eric Fralick, of Ames, Iowa, left, gets a booked sign by Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007. (AP Photo/Kevin Sanders)

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., signs autographs following the National Public Radio debate, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2007, at the State Historical Museum in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., left, and Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., wait for the start of the National Public Radio debate, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2007, at the State Historical Museum in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)