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October 7, 2015
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Washington D.C. – Today, Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL), a member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, voted for H.Res. 461, Establishing a Select Investigative Panel of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Introduced by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), this resolution establishes panel to investigate issues surrounding fetal tissue procurement, federal funding that goes to abortion providing organizations, and medical procedures in the case of children born alive during an attempted abortion. The legislation passed by a vote of 242 to 184.
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October 1, 2015
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Washington D.C. – Today, Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL), voted for H.R. 3457, the Justice for Victims of Iranian Terrorism Act. Introduced by Rep. Pat Meehan (R-PA) and co-sponsored by Palmer, this bill would prohibit the lifting of any U.S. sanctions targeting Iran unless Iran pays an estimated $43.5 billion it owes in unpaid judgements as ordered by U.S. Courts, the result of civil actions taken by victims of Iranian sponsored terrorism. U.S. courts have held Iran liable for a number of attacks carried out by its terrorist proxies, including the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine Barracks in Beirut and 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia, which together killed 260 American servicemen.
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September 29, 2015
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Washington D.C. – Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL), participated in the Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s hearing on Planned Parenthood’s federal funding. Palmer questioned Planned Parenthood Federation of America’s President, Cecile Richards, about the group’s extensive political activities.
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September 29, 2015
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Washington D.C. – Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL), is a cosponsor of H.R.3495, the Women's Public Health and Safety Act. Introduced by Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI), this bill allows states to exclude organizations that perform abortions from participating in Medicaid programs. Congressman Palmer voted for this bill on the House floor today. The bill passed by a vote of 236 to 193.
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September 29, 2015
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Washington D.C. – Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL) congratulates Crestline Elementary School in Mountain Brook and Shades Cahaba Elementary School in Homewood, for being recognized today by the Department of Education as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2015.
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September 25, 2015
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Washington D.C. – Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL) says the following concerning Speaker Boehner’s announcement that he will resign as Speaker of the House and from Congress at the end of October:
September 23, 2015
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Palmer Opposes Iran Deal
Iran presents a major threat to the U.S., to Israel, and to other allies in the region. Iranian politicians have threatened to wipe Israel "off the map," and the Iranian government continually funnels money to terrorist organizations that threaten Israel and the U.S. every day. For a number of years now, Iran has been seeking nuclear weapons, and the U.S., Israel, and our allies have been seeking to stop them.
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September 18, 2015
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Washington, DC – Rep. Gary Palmer (R-AL), voted today for H.R. 3134 the Defund Planned Parenthood Act, which would create a moratorium on any funding for Planned Parenthood, as well as H.R. 3504, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which provides greater protection for infants that survive the abortion procedure.
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September 17, 2015
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Washington D.C. - Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL), releases the following statement on Constitution Day:
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September 17, 2015
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Washington D.C. – Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL), a member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, participated in a joint hearing between the Oversight and Government Reform Committee and the Natural Resources Committee on the Animas River spill, an environmental spill of contaminated mine water that was created by contractors working on the behest of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy testified at this hearing.
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March 18, 2015
Tuesday, March 17, US Representative Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) released a statement following the release of a House GOP proposed FY 2016 budget. Congressman Palmer serves on the House Budget Committee.
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March 18, 2015
WASHINGTON — Congressman Gary Palmer, in a Science, Space, and Technology committee meeting Tuesday afternoon, slammed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its controversial proposed ozone regulations, which to be implemented he said would require the use of technology that does not even exist.
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March 18, 2015
Alabama's legislative delegation has nine members: Sens. Richard Shelby and Jeff Sessions and Reps. Bradley Byrne, Mike Rogers, Martha Roby, Terri Sewell, Gary Palmer, Robert Aderholt and Mo Brooks. The group has eight Republicans and one Democrat, Terri Sewell of Birmingham.
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March 13, 2015
On Monday, March 2, US Representatives Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) and Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) issued statement in regards to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech before Congress and the impending Obama Administration deal with Iran on their nuclear ambitions.
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March 12, 2015
ALABASTER – A United States congressman praised Thompson High School’s engineering academy during a March 12 visit, and said students in the program will have little trouble finding jobs in the future.
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March 11, 2015
Over 80,000 people from across the country, including 2 Presidents and 98 members of the US Congress, were in Selma over the weekend to honor those brave souls who made the march from Selma to Montgomery 50 years ago. Presidents George W. Bush and Barack H. Obama were there along with their First Ladies, Laura and Michelle.
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March 10, 2015
Gary Palmer is still moving into his new office in Washington, D.C. The freshman Congressman is already running between three committee assignments.
But, he’s used to a busy schedule: he founded the Alabama Policy Institute (API) more than 25 years ago. API has been allied with CitizenLink since it began.
March 6, 2015
More than 90 members of Congress arrived in Birmingham today as part of the 15th annual Congressional civil rights pilgrimage to Alabama, highlighted by this weekend's 50th anniversary of the 1965 Bloody Sunday march in Selma.
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March 6, 2015
WASHINGTON — While dozens of Democrats boycotted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress Tuesday of this week, Alabama’s only Democrat in Congress, Representative Terri Sewell (D-AL7) chose to attend.
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March 5, 2015
Alabama's newest Congressman is weighing in on the state Supreme Court decision that put a halt to same-sex weddings.
Rep. Gary Palmer has a unique vantage point in the argument. He's the former president of the Alabama Policy Institute, which, along with the Alabama Citizens Action Program, filed the request with the Supreme Court asking for an earlier March order to be stopped.
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