Gramm was born on a military post. His education was funded partly by his father’s GI insurance, and he went to graduate school on a National Defense Fellowship (both of which he later voted to cut).
Yet Gramm laps up federal money for Texas. “I’m carrying so much pork,” he once said, “I’m beginning to get trichinosis.” From 1991 to mid-1992, Gramm was one of three lawmakers who didn’t sponsor a bill that cut spending.
Gramm, however, never served. Between 1965 and 1969, his draft board contacted him five times; each time, he elected to keep his deferment.
Gramm, now in exactly the same position, isn’t resigning.
