Phil Gramm

“The genius of the American system is that we have created extraordinary results from plain old people.”

— Phil Gramm

...we will not grant amnesty to illegal aliens in this Congress or, hopefully ever again. We did that once. Everybody said it…

— Phil Gramm

Have the most reliable friend you can have in American politics, and that is ready money.

— Phil Gramm

I don't accept defeat as final. Only death is final - and even then I hope for a reprieve.

— Phil Gramm

I would be the last person who would say immigrants are not important to America.

— Phil Gramm

You just hear this constant whining, complaining about a loss of competitiveness, America in decline

— Phil Gramm

Every technological advance we've made in the 21st century and throughout the 20th has come from the United States of America.

— Phil Gramm

Granting amnesty to people who broke the law penalizes the millions of people who are waiting to come to America legally.

— Phil Gramm

We're going to keep building the party until we're hunting Democrats with dogs.

— Phil Gramm

You've heard of mental depression; this is a mental recession.

— Phil Gramm

The genius of the American system is that through freedom we have created extraordinary results from plain old ordinary people.

— Phil Gramm

I have to tell you that the innovation and the technology and the entrepreneurship of the world still lies in the United…

— Phil Gramm

I love Texas because Texas is future-oriented, because Texans think anything is possible. Texans think big

— Phil Gramm

Half the world does not know the joy of wearing cotton underwear.

— Phil Gramm

The genius of the American system is that we have created extraordinary results from plain old ordinary people.

— Phil Gramm

I did not come to Washington to be loved, and I have not been disappointed.

— Phil Gramm

Quite frankly, I think nothing could do more to immediately bolster national security then enabling us to produce more oil and gas…

— Phil Gramm

The American story is a story of immigration. I would be the last person who would say immigrants are not important to…

— Phil Gramm

The Democrats want government to do the spending. Senator McCain wants families to do the spending.

— Phil Gramm

I look at subprime lending and I see the American dream in action.

— Phil Gramm

Half the world does not know the joys of wearing cotton underwear.

— Phil Gramm

I think in the end we will have negotiations with the House. They don't have any incentive for a long, drawn-out trial.…

— Phil Gramm

Government is not the generator of economic growth; working people are.

— Phil Gramm

The cap-and-trade plan is more market driven than anything else. If you want to discourage carbon use, you have to make it…

— Phil Gramm

Sophia Loren is not a citizen.

— Phil Gramm