Interview with Senator Phil Gramm
From Voices of Freedom by Rick Graber
April 7, 2026 · 27 min · Season 4 · Episode 4
About this episode
Senator Phil Gramm discusses his journey from academia to Congress and his contributions to economic policy.
An Interview with Senator Phil Gramm, Economist, Legislator, and Author From the classroom to the halls of Congress, to international banking, and the public square, few Americans have made a more sustained and consequential case for economic freedom than our guest on this episode of Voices of Freedom . Senator Phil Gramm taught economics at Texas A&M University for twelve years before serving in the United States Congress for more than two decades — first as a Representative from Texas, then as United States Senator. His legislative record includes the Gramm-Latta Budget, which reduced federal spending and paved the way for the Reagan tax cut; the Gramm-Rudman Act, which placed the first binding constraints on federal spending; and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, which modernized the nation's banking, insurance, and securities laws. He is currently a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and the author of The Myth of American Inequality and The Triumph of Economic Freedom . Senator Gramm is a 2026 Bradley Prize winner. Topics Discussed on this Episode: Senator Gramm's path from the classroom to Congress The legislative legacy of the Gramm-Latta Budget…
People in this episode
Host: Rick Graber
Guest: Senator Phil Gramm
Topics covered
- economic freedom
- legislative legacy
- fiscal discipline
- polarization
- free enterprise
- next generation
Keywords
- Phil Gramm
- economic freedom
- Gramm-Latta Budget
- Gramm-Rudman Act
- Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
- fiscal discipline
- polarization
- free enterprise
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: American Enterprise Institute
Books & works: The Myth of American Inequality, The Triumph of Economic Freedom
Places: Texas, Texas A&M University, United States Congress
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