Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., announced he has early-state prostate cancer.
Dodd has scheduled an afternoon briefing with Capitol Hill reporters to discuss the situation, but he told the Hartford Courant the cancer is not far along and he will have surgery to treat it during the August recess that begins at the end of next week.
Dodd also told the Courant he plans to run for reelection in 2010. Dodd, chairman of the powerful Banking Committee, has struggled in Connecticut polls following bad publicity surrounding a favorable interest rate he received on a home loan and his role in allowing American International Group to hand out millions in bonuses after accepting accepting a hefty government bailout.
Dodd told the Courant he feels fine and plans to return to work quickly.
“As you have probably noticed, I’m working some long and hard hours lately,” he said. “And that will continue.”
