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October Newsletter: October Update

October 10, 2018 Newsletters

I hope October is off to a good start for you and that you are enjoying a bit of cooler weather and fall football. In the past few weeks there has been much to vote on and discuss. I’m glad for this chance to update you on the work my colleagues and I are doing in Washington.

Palmer Hosts Post Office Renaming in Honor of Lance Corporal Thomas E. Rivers

September 18, 2018 Press Release

For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Elizabeth Hance (202) 225-4921

Palmer Hosts Post Office Renaming in Honor of Lance Corporal Thomas E. Rivers

United States Post Office Meadowbrook Station to Honor Lance Corporal Thomas Rivers

September 13, 2018 Press Release

For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Elizabeth Hance (202) 225-4921

United States Post Office Meadowbrook Station to Honor Lance Corporal Thomas Rivers

September Newsletter: Update After District Work Period

September 7, 2018 Newsletters

The district work period was full of meetings with constituents, business owners, and local officials. I enjoyed seeing so many of you at meetings and town halls. It’s important to me to stay connected with you and hear your feedback on the issues important to you. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts with me and for giving me the chance to answer your questions.

Palmer Introduces Bill to Rescind $1.6 Billion of Inactive Funds

September 7, 2018 Press Release

For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Elizabeth Hance (202) 225-4921

Palmer Introduces Bill to Rescind $1.6 Billion of Inactive Funds

Attorney General Sessions is Doing His Job

August 24, 2018 Press Release

For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Elizabeth Hance (202) 225-4921

Attorney General Sessions is Doing His Job

Palmer Announces Fire Department Grant to be Shared by Center Point, Trussville, Springville, and Fultondale

August 20, 2018 Press Release

For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Elizabeth Hance (202) 225-4921

Palmer Announces Fire Department Grant to be Shared by Center Point, Trussville, Springville, and Fultondale

Palmer Hosting Multiple Town Halls

August 17, 2018 Press Release

For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Elizabeth Hance (202) 225-4921

Palmer Hosting Multiple Town Halls

August Newsletter: August Update

August 6, 2018 Newsletters

My staff and I have appreciated seeing so many of you in Washington this summer. I hope your visits to our nation’s Capitol building were enjoyable and informative. It has been a busy summer for the staff and me, and I’m now looking forward to some time to reconnect with many of you in the Sixth District during the August district work period.

July Newsletter: Summer Update from Washington

July 20, 2018 Newsletters

For many families with children out of school, summer is the time for family vacations, and a lot of 6th District families have been making Washington their vacation destination. The staff and I have enjoyed seeing so many folks from the district stopping by my Congressional office to visit and start their Capitol building tours.

In The News

Palmer: Middle East nuclear arms race on horizon

August 20, 2015

By: Chris Yow, Trussville Tribune

Palmer: Middle East nuclear arms race on horizon

TRUSSVILLE — U.S. Representative Gary Palmer (R – Hoover) spoke at the monthly Trussville Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Thursday. Palmer recently returned from Israel, where he and other American leaders met with region leaders to get a better understanding on the Iran nuclear weapons deal.

Issues:

Defense, Foreign Affairs

Give Your Legislators a First Hand Look at Independent Pharmacy

August 18, 2015

By: Michael Rule,

Give Your Legislators a First Hand Look at Independent Pharmacy

Additionally, Congressman Gary Palmer recently visited Snider's Discount Pharmacy in Chelsea, Alabama. Prior to his visit, Congressman Palmer had already supported H.R. 592. His visit to Snider's Discount Pharmacy provided an opportunity for those in attendance to thank him for his support for this bill, but also urge him to support H.R. 793 and H.R. 244, the MAC Transparency Act.

Issues:

Health Care

Palmer Questions EPA Head

August 14, 2015

By: Brandon Mosley, Alabama Political Reporter

Palmer Questions EPA Head

Critics of President Obama’s EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) have alleged that the agency may have been politicized by the administration. On Thursday, August 13, US Representative Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) suggested that EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy might not have been entirely forthcoming recently, with a US House of Representatives Committee.

Issues:

Energy and the Environment, Oversight

Palmer slams EPA chief for making ‘false and misleading’ statements during testimony

August 14, 2015

By: Elizabeth Beshears

Palmer slams EPA chief for making ‘false and misleading’ statements during testimony

WASHINGTON — Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL6), joined twelve other members of the Science, Space, and Technology Committee in signing a letter to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy calling claims she made during testimony before the Committee in July about the impact of the EPA’s regulatory agenda “false and misleading.”

Issues:

Energy and the Environment, Oversight

Palmer to host town hall Friday in Coosa County

August 7, 2015

By: Howard Koplowitz, AL.com

Palmer to host town hall Friday in Coosa County

U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Hoover, is holding a town hall meeting at 4 p.m. Friday at the Coosa County Courthouse in Rockford.

The Rockford appearance is one of several by the freshman congressman in Coosa County on Friday.

Issues:

Defense, Foreign Affairs

Alabama Governor Bentley Ends State Medicaid Contract with Planned Parenthood

August 7, 2015

By: Brandon Mosley, Alabama Political Reporter

Alabama Governor Bentley Ends State Medicaid Contract with Planned Parenthood

Congressman Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) addressing the Republican Women of Trussville on Thursday said that the House is going to address the issue when it comes back from its August recess. “Each video gets progressively worse. Obviously Planned Parenthood has violated federal law.” Palmer said that he has called for an independent counsel to investigate, because US Attorney General Loretta Lynch has filed briefs supporting Planned Parenthood in the past (before she was the AG). Rep. Palmer said that efforts to defund Planned Parenthood will continue.

Issues:

Right to Life

Will There Be a Government Shutdown Over Planned Parenthood Funding?

August 6, 2015

By: Ray Nothstine, Christian Post

Will There Be a Government Shutdown Over Planned Parenthood Funding?

With much of the money to Planned Parenthood tied up in mandatory expenditures under Medicaid, it may take a stand alone bill to sort out the funding issue.

Issues:

Right to Life

Palmer Responds to Obama New CO2 Rules for Power Plants

August 4, 2015

By: Brandon Mosley, Alabama Political Reporter

Palmer Responds to Obama New CO2 Rules for Power Plants

Monday, August 3, US Representative Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) announced in a statement that he was opposed to the rule announced by the Obama Administration that would force power plants to make major cuts to carbon dioxide emissions. Palmer cited testimony by experts who claim that if implemented it will be one of the most costly rules of all time. Meanwhile Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange (R) announced plans to sue to block the new rules which usurp the Alabama Public Service Commission’s powers to regulate the electricity industry in Alabama.

Issues:

Energy and the Environment

Alabama lawmakers react to Obama’s new ‘overreaching’ EPA power plan

August 4, 2015

By: Jordan Laporta, Yellowhammer News

Alabama lawmakers react to Obama’s new ‘overreaching’ EPA power plan

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama released the finalized version of the EPA’s power plant rule Monday and many Alabama lawmakers are outraged. The new regulation is over 1500 pages in length and will have a significant economic impact on businesses.

Issues:

Energy and the Environment

Senate Could Vote on Stripping Planned Parenthood of Federal Funding Today

August 3, 2015

By: Brandon Mosley, Alabama Political Reporter

Senate Could Vote on Stripping Planned Parenthood of Federal Funding Today

The US Senate could vote as early as today on legislation that would strip Planned Parenthood of over $500 million a year in Federal grants and funding to provide health care services to women. All of that money would go elsewhere to continue to provide those non-abortion related services to women. The nation’s largest abortion provider has been rocked by a series of undercover videos made by a group that staunchly opposes the practice and is alleging that Planned Parenthood is trafficking in fetal body parts for profits, allegations that Planned Parenthood had denied.

Issues:

Right to Life