Return of Dodd, Biden Could Provide Push to Legislation

[PatSeg]

The return of two Senate committee chairmen from the presidential campaign trail could provide a boost to legislation within their purview and make life somewhat easier for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid , D-Nev.

Democrats Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, and Christopher J. Dodd of Connecticut, chairman of the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, dropped out of the race for the White House Thursday night after winning only 23 and 1 of the state delegates, respectively.

They will have just over two weeks to recuperate and redirect their energies to the unfinished business in their jurisdictions. The Senate reconvenes Jan. 22, and both chairmen will have plenty to do thereafter.

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