at a separate news conference , a visibly disappointed corker said that he and dodd , along with other members of the committee , were extremely close to completing a bipartisan bill , coming to agreements on dozens of controversial areas such as how much power to award a new regulator for consumer protection of mortgage and credit card products .
there is n't a lot of time left to complete bank reform this year , " dodd said to reporters at a news conference . "
the fact of the matter is , he is a victim of health care policy .
this is a very important bill and i can not imagine a committee member , republican or democrat , passing a bill with this kind of substance in it in a week , " corker said . "
dodd plans to have the 22 senators on the committee vote on the bill during the week of march 22 , after which it could be quickly considered on the senate floor some time in the spring .
dodd 's plan to have the banking committee begin and complete its review of the bank bill , after working furiously with sen. bob corker , r - tenn .
the white house and some senate after democratic sen. christopher dodd broke off bipartisan negotiations and announced plans to push ahead without republican support .
there is no question that white house politics and health care have kept us from getting to the goal line , " corker said to reporters . "
washington ( marketwatch ) -- after months of efforts to craft a bipartisan bill , senate banking committee chairman christopher dodd plans to introduce a revised version of sweeping bank reform legislation on monday , most likely without republican support .