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To: SeachRE who wrote (164081)	2/3/2010 9:48:09 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 173976

But he said last month's White House announcement "seemed to many to be transparently political," suggesting it could be seen as an effort to woo voters upset with Wall Street just days after Democrats lost a key Senate seat. The proposal and its timing have drawn criticism from Republicans as Mr. Dodd struggles to enlist their support for an already-complicated legislative package. The unusual tongue-lashing from Mr. Dodd, aimed at Treasury Department Deputy Secretary Neal Wolin, showed the strain the retiring Connecticut Democrat is under to craft a bipartisan deal. The Democrats now control just 59 Senate seats, one shy of the number needed to press ahead with legislation, and Mr. Dodd indicated Tuesday that he wasn't willing to act without Republican support for a financial-overhaul bill. "I don't want to go to the floor of the United States Senate begging for a 60th vote," he said. Mr. Dodd also appeared slightly annoyed that President Barack Obama threatened during his State of the Union speech last week to veto the legislation if administration officials weren't satisfied with it. Mr. Dodd called it "somewhat interesting" that the White House would threaten a veto when Mr. Dodd's bill was the only major piece of legislation in the Senate that had a chance of attracting Republican support. White House officials didn't respond to questions about Mr. Dodd's comments on the veto threat.