Release text:
For Immediate Release
May 4, 2007
Contact: Christy Setzer
Cell - (860) 331-1913
Office - (202) 737-DODD (3633)
Colleen Flanagan
Cell - (202) 744-7290
Office - (202) 737-DODD (3633)
Senator and Presidential candidate Chris Dodd today called on the Democratic National Committee and every media outlet that hosts a debate during the primaries to make video recordings of those debates free and open to the public.
"A presidential campaign is not about the candidates who run. A presidential campaign is about the issues they present, and the constituents they hope to serve," Dodd wrote in a letter to DNC chairman Howard Dean. "Because the campaign will continue until our convention next summer in Denver, we will have many chances to gather and discuss the issues, and making the product of those discussions free and open to the public simply makes sense."
"I urge you to join those calling for the unrestricted release of debate video, and I hope you agree that by doing so, the Democratic Party will continue to spread our message and inform millions of Americans of where we stand," Dodd wrote.
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