Energy and the Environment
For Immediate Release
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL) is a co-sponsor of H.R. 2647, The Resilient Federal Forests Act, which passed the House today. The bill addresses the growing economic and environmental threat of catastrophic wildfires to our nation's forests. Congressman Palmer gives the following statement:
The U.S. House of Representatives returns Tuesday after a weeklong holiday recess ready to tackle a busy July agenda. They'll begin with a vote on three noncontroversial bills under suspension of the rules.
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama joined eight other states in a lawsuit Tuesday against the Environmental Protection Agency regarding a new rule that expands its authority over small bodies of water that accumulate in ditches, local streams, and farmland.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — After ending last week mired in controversy, the Supreme Court continued its string of landmark decisions on Monday by striking down the Obama Administration's air-quality rules issued through the Environmental Protection Agency.
WASHINGTON– The U.S. House voted 247-180 Wednesday to approve H.R. 2042, the Ratepayer Protection Act which would delay mandatory compliance with EPA emissions rules for power plants.
On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer took part in a dual effort in Congress to stop what he called "overregulation" aimed at delaying the implementation of new rules under the federal Clean Air Act of 1963. Palmer said the regulatory changes were coercive in nature and constitute a de facto regressive tax increase as he argued in favor of the "Ratepayer Protection Act," which passed the House 287-180 yesterday and now goes before the Senate for a vote.
Disregarding a veto threat from President Barack Obama, the U.S. House of Representatives reauthorized the four-decade-old Magnuson-Stevens Act, the nation's primary fishing law, on Monday, which sets the policy for fisheries all across the United States.
Ignoring a veto threat from the Obama administration, the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday passed a bill that, among other things, changes the way the government regulates red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico.
The largely party-line 225-152 vote reauthorizes the so-called Magnuson-Stevens Conservation and Management Act, which governs fisheries management off the U.S. coast. The bill, which provides a little less than $2 billion through 2019, now goes to the Senate.
Farmers and agricultural groups across Alabama are expressing concern this week over how producers will be affected by new Clean Water Act regulations announced this week by the Environmental Protection Agency.
While legal experts are still reviewing the final rule, farm groups — like the Alabama Farmers Federation and Alabama Cattlemen's Association — say EPA's past efforts to broaden its jurisdiction are cause for concern.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Gary Palmer spoke out this week against the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) latest major regulation, which opponents say is a significant overreach of the bureaucracy's power.
Along with the Army Corps of Engineers, the EPA is seeking to redefine "Waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act to include small areas water collects or could collect, such as ditches, puddles and small ponds.
U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer visited Chilton County on May 5, speaking at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon and touring local schools.
Palmer was introduced at the luncheon by Kevin Corley, pastor at Grace Fellowship church in Clanton who is family friends with Palmer.
Palmer talked about the number of committees he's a part of, and some of the main points of his platform.
"We have to get our fiscal house in order," Palmer said about the country's financial situation.