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title: S4, Episode 4: An Interview with Senator Phil Gramm
description: Join us as we interview Senator Phil Gramm, discussing his influential economic policies, the case for fiscal discipline, and the future of economic freedom in America.
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 Written by [Benjamin Hannemann](https://www.bradleyfdn.org/explore/author/benjamin-hannemann) | Apr 7, 2026 1:39:48 PM

## 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, Gramm-Rudman Act, and Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
- Whether Congress can recover a commitment to fiscal discipline
- How the country arrived at today’s polarization over free enterprise and markets
- The case for economic freedom and what’s at stake for the next generation

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