The following is the complete text of a statement by Robert K. Steel, Under Secretary for Domestic Finance, to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, andUrbanAffairs, as released by the Treasury Department on Thursday, April 3.
In the Senate, Dodd has become the chairman of the Banking, Housing, andUrbanAffairs Committee, though he counts among his proudest accomplishments a number of initiatives aimed at children, including the Family and Medical Leave Act and increased funding for Head Start.