Bruce Morrison

This article is about the American politician. For the New Zealand cricketer, see Bruce Morrison (cricketer). For the Australian rules footballer, see Bruce Morrison (footballer).
Bruce Morrison
Morrison in 1985
Director of the Federal Housing Finance Board
In office
1995 – July 2000
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byWilliam Perkins
Succeeded byAllan I. Mendelowitz
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Connecticut's 3rd district
In office
January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1991
Preceded byLarry DeNardis
Succeeded byRosa DeLauro
Personal details
BornBruce Andrew Morrison
(1944-10-08) October 8, 1944
New York City, New York, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
SpouseNancy Morrison
EducationMassachusetts Institute of Technology (BS)
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (MS)
Yale University (JD)

Bruce Andrew Morrison (born October 8, 1944) is an American attorney, lobbyist and Democratic Party politician who represented Connecticut in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1991. In 1990, he was the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for Governor of Connecticut. As chair of the House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship, he was a primary author of the Immigration Act of 1990, one of only two major immigration bills in United States history to increase legal immigration. He has been an advocate for Irish-American causes and American involvement in the Irish peace process, including acting as a key intermediary between Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams and President Bill Clinton.

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