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Americans are going to go to the polls, and they're basically going to make a decision
Congress recesses with key work undone Oct 18, 2002
They are so tied to these public employee labor unions that they are not willing to cross them on this issue
Homeland Security Dept. bill deadlocked Oct 01, 2002
Sometimes when you're trying to make a point, you just can't believe how lucky you get with an example
Labor fight vexes Senate on security bill Sep 26, 2002
I find it remarkable that roughly half the members of the Senate seem intent on taking power from the president
Senate still stalled on homeland defense Sep 25, 2002
We need to protect the homeland, we don't need rules that prevent the Border Patrol from posting an agent somewhere without a drycleaners. There will be no bill if we are not successful in giving the president the power he needs
Senators trade barbs over homeland bill Sep 24, 2002
William Philip "Phil" Gramm (born July 8, 1942) is an American economist and politician, who has served as a Democratic Congressman (1978–1983), a Republican Congressman (1983–1985) and a Republican Senator from Texas (1985–2002). He was a senior economic adviser to John McCain's presidential campaign from the summer of 2007 until July 18, 2008.
Gramm was born in Fort Benning, Georgia on July 8, 1942, and grew up in nearby Columbus. Soon after his birth, Gramm's father Kenneth suffered a stroke and was partially paralyzed. He died when Gramm was 14. Gramm's mother, Florence Gramm, worked double shifts as a nurse to supplement the veterans disability pension.
Gramm attended public schools, graduated 1961 from Georgia Military Academy (now Woodward Academy), and graduated 1964 from the University of Georgia. He received a doctorate in economics from the University of Georgia's Terry College of Business in 1967