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Proxmire, William

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Proxmire, (Edward) William (1915–2005)

US politician. During his long career in the US Senate (Democrat, Wisconsin) 1957–89, he was considered a maverick politician. He served as chair of the Committee on Banking and chair of the Committee of Housing and Urban Affairs. He was known as an opponent of wasteful government spending and as a ‘hawk’ during the Vietnam War.

He was born in Lake Forest, Illinois.



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