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On Tuesday, May 26, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals denied a request by the Obama Administration to implement its controversial Executive Amnesty Plan.
US Representative Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) released a written statement applauding the ruling:
For Immediate Release
Washington D.C. - The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday denied a request by the Obama Administration to implement its unconstitutional executive amnesty plan. Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-06) released the following statement.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-AL1), a member of the House Armed Forces Committee, applauded his colleagues Thursday for voting to approve the National Defense Authorization Act that will fund the construction of three additional Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) in Alabama's first district.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security received funding to operate the rest of the 2015 fiscal year despite the votes of the Republican members of Alabama's Congressional delegation.
All six of Alabama's Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives voted against the bill that passed on a 257-167 vote. U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell of Birmingham was among the 182 Democrats who supported the bill without dissent.
On Tuesday, February 17 both U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R from Alabama) and U.S. Representative Gary Palmer (R from Hoover) both issued statement urging the Senate to Pass DHS Funding in light of a ruling by a federal judge enjoining President Barack H. Obama's controversial unilateral policy of granting legal status and work permits to millions of immigrants who are living illegally in this country and issuing executive actions making it easier for corporations to import more foreign workers into the United States.
February 17, 2015
For Immediate Release
Congressman Gary Palmer issued the following statement after a court in the Southern District of Texas issued a ruling to enjoin President Obama's unilateral and unconstitutional executive action related to immigration.
"This ruling is the first step in restoring constitutional governance by respecting and upholding the separation of powers. The ruling should come as no surprise to the Obama Administration or members of Congress given the clear lack of constitutional authority to support President Obama's executive order.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — In a ruling late Monday night, U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen of Texas halted the implementation President Obama's executive orders on immigration. Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange, US Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL6) and Congressman Robert Aderholt (R-AL4) welcomed the ruling.