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'''William Phillip Gramm''', known as '''Phil Gramm''' (born July 8, 1942) is an American [[politician]] from [[San Antonio]], [Texas]]. Though born in [[Georgia]], He was elected in 1978 as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] to the Ninety-sixth Congress for the district including Bryan and College Station, at which he was a member of the economics faculty at [[Texas A&M University]].  He resigned from his post on January 5, 1983 to run for election to the Ninety-eighth Congress as a [[Republican Party|Republican]].  He was reelected as a Republican by special election on February 12, 1983. He was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1984; reelected in 1990 and again in 1996 and served from January 3, 1985, to November 30, 2002, when he resigned. He held for eighteen years the seat filled by Republican [[John Tower]] from 1961 to 1985.

 

'''William Philip Gramm''', known as '''Phil Gramm''' (born July 8, 1942), is an American [[politician]] from [[San Antonio]], [Texas]]. Though born in [[Georgia]] and a three-degree graduate of the [[University of Georgia]] at Athens, Gramm was elected in 1978 as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] to the Ninety-sixth Congress for the district including Bryan and College Station, at which he was a member of the economics faculty at [[Texas A&M University]].  He resigned from his post on January 5, 1983 to run for election to the Ninety-eighth Congress as a [[Republican Party|Republican]].  He was reelected as a Republican by special election on February 12, 1983. He was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1984; reelected in 1990 and again in 1996 and served from January 3, 1985, to November 30, 2002, when he resigned. He held for eighteen years the seat filled by Republican [[John Tower]] from 1961 to 1985.

He was campaign co-chair and a senior economic adviser to [[John McCain]]'s presidential campaign from the summer of 2007 until July 18, 2008. He stepped down after he publicly stated that "We have sort of become a nation of whiners, you just hear this constant whining, complaining about a loss of competitiveness, America in decline."<ref>{{cite web|last=Hill |first=Patrice |url=http://www.washtimes.com/news/2008/jul/09/mccain-adviser-addresses-mental-recession/ |title=Washington Times - McCain adviser talks of 'mental recession' |publisher=Washtimes.com |date=July 9, 2008 |accessdate=August 28, 2012}}</ref> McCain's opponent, then Senator [[Barack Obama]], stated, "America already has one [[Dr. Phil]]. We don't need another one when it comes to the economy.  ... This economic downturn is not in your head."<ref>{{cite news|last = Associated Press| title = Obama on Gramm: 'America already has one Dr. Phil' | newspaper = [[USA Today]] | date = July 10, 2008|url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-07-10-obama-gramm_N.htm?csp=34|accessdate=Auguest 28, 2012}}</ref>

He was campaign co-chair and a senior economic adviser to [[John McCain]]'s presidential campaign from the summer of 2007 until July 18, 2008. He stepped down after he publicly stated that "We have sort of become a nation of whiners, you just hear this constant whining, complaining about a loss of competitiveness, America in decline."<ref>{{cite web|last=Hill |first=Patrice |url=http://www.washtimes.com/news/2008/jul/09/mccain-adviser-addresses-mental-recession/ |title=Washington Times - McCain adviser talks of 'mental recession' |publisher=Washtimes.com |date=July 9, 2008 |accessdate=August 28, 2012}}</ref> McCain's opponent, then Senator [[Barack Obama]], stated, "America already has one [[Dr. Phil]]. We don't need another one when it comes to the economy.  ... This economic downturn is not in your head."<ref>{{cite news|last = Associated Press| title = Obama on Gramm: 'America already has one Dr. Phil' | newspaper = [[USA Today]] | date = July 10, 2008|url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-07-10-obama-gramm_N.htm?csp=34|accessdate=Auguest 28, 2012}}</ref>