Phil Gramm

Republicans Use ACORN Controversy to Fight Bank Lending Law

FOXNews.com| Politics

… partnership with ACORN Housing Corp. had produced at least $236 million in mortgages. A decade ago, then-Sen. Phil Gramm of Texas unsuccessfully tried to gut the law, describing nonprofits that use the law as "protection rackets." Recent …

Story|10/12/2009

Roy Lehman: THANK YOU!! « Gretawire

GretaWire

… telling them this phony populist rage schtick is great for the bottom line, so keep it going. Former U.S. Sen. Phil Gramm -- a John McCain 2008 campaign finance adviser, and an architect of the unregulated derivative market and current economic …

Blogs|04/23/2009

Fed indictment alleges new heights of corruption

By CHRISTOPHER WILLS and MIKE ROBINSON| AP| U.S.

… trial took place outside the courtroom. Ryan exploded on television against one of the witnesses _ former Texas Sen. Phil Gramm _ and his wife went on TV in what prosecutors saw as a play for sympathy. Ryan also spotlighted his stand against the …

Story|04/04/2009

Dad, 81, to Allen Stanford: 'Do the right thing'

By JAMIE STENGLE| AP| Business

… older people know James," said Flatt, who owns Flatt Stationers downtown and gained brief fame when then-Sen. Phil Gramm said he considered his constituent Flatt's needs when making decisions in Washington. Several people around Mexia …

Story|02/20/2009

John Warner passes torch to Mark Warner

By FREDERIC J. FROMMER| AP| POLITICS

… have to make sacrifices during the campaign." Olson, who's worked as an aide to Sen. John Cornyn and former Sen. Phil Gramm , said he was excited to see his name on the door to his office on the fifth floor of the Cannon Building. "It's …

Story|01/06/2009

Palin and Fey top list of year's memorable quotes

U.S.

… songs, the news and movies, and then searches databases and the Internet to determine the popularity of the quotes. Phil Gramm , a McCain advisor, made the list for saying "We have sort of become a nation of whiners" in July in reference to …

Story|12/14/2008

Palin tops list of memorable quotes

U.S.

… newspapers or magazines she reads, broadcast Oct. 1 3. "We have sort of become a nation of whiners." _ former Sen. Phil Gramm , an economic adviser to Sen. John McCain, quoted in The Washington Times, July 10 4. "It's not based on any particular …

Story|12/14/2008

Financial overhaul added to Obama's to-do list

By JEANNINE AVERSA| AP| POLITICS

… so that five years from now we're trying to claw our way back because we overdid it," he said. And former Sen. Phil Gramm , R-Texas, who championed deregulation during his years on Capitol Hill, said in an interview published Sunday …

Story|11/16/2008

Next treasury boss will feel power - and stress

By TOM RAUM| AP| BUSINESS

… launching an effort at Hewlett-Packard to identify company employees who were speaking to reporters anonymously. Texan Phil Gramm , a close friend of McCain and a former Senate Banking Committee chairman, was also considered a possible candidate …

Story|10/18/2008