The five-term Democrat announced last month that he had been diagnosed with an early, treatable stage of cancer. He expects to return to a full Senate schedule at the end of August after a few weeks of resting at home.
Dodd has said that the cancer will not affect his plans to seek a sixth term next year. He is the chairman of the Senate Banking Committee and is playing a leading role in the effort to overhaul the nation's health care system.
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