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About Senator Phil Gramm:

An econo mist by training\, Senator Phil Gramm has had a long and distinguished car eer in public service\, academia and the private sector. Before joining AE I\, Sen. Gramm was the vice chairman of UBS Investment Bank\, where he pro vided strategic economic\, political and policy advice to important corpor ate and institutional clients. He served in the US Congress representing T exas for more than two decades\, first as the 6th congressional district r epresentative to the US House of Representatives\, then later as senator. His legislative record includes landmark bills like the Gramm-Latta Budget – which reduced federal spending\, rebuilt national defense and mandate d the Reagan tax cut – and the Gramm-Rudman Act\, which placed the first binding constraints on federal spending. As chairman of the Senate Bankin g Committee\, Sen. Gramm steered legislation modernizing banking\, insuran ce and securities laws. The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act amended the 70-year-old Glass-Steagall Act\, allowing banks\, security companies and insurance co mpanies to affiliate through a financial services holding company. Sen. Gr amm taught economics at Texas A&\;M University for 12 years before beco ming a member of Congress. He has published numerous articles and books on subjects ranging from private property\, monetary theory and policy to th e economics of mineral extraction. As a visiting scholar at AEI\, he will be working on a comprehensive plan to fix the US economy through reform of the tax code and entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicar e.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
- ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ Students
- ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ Faculty/Staff
- ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ Alumni
- Donors or ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ s upporters
- Industry Leaders or Professionals
- Governing or Elect ed Officials
- Community Members

REGISTRATIONPreferred for this free event. Opens Nov. 17

This is a virtual an d in-person event. Virtual attendees need to select the "Virtual Admission " ticket option to receive the Zoom link prior to the event.


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