In The News
August 2, 2015
Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL) recently co-sponsored a bill that would prohibit statutory sanctions relief by the United States as part of its implementation of the Iran nuclear deal unless the Senate provides its advice and consent to ratification of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
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July 31, 2015
On Wednesday, July 30, a third video was released by abortion opponents about allegations of unethical, and possibly, illegal marketing of body parts from aborted fetuses.
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July 31, 2015
U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer is taking a trip to Israel in mid-August as part of ongoing concerns with President Obama's proposed agreement on Iran's nuclear program, calling the deal possibly "the most important vote that Congress makes in 75 years."
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July 31, 2015
The Warrior Fire Department has received a federal grant worth nearly $1 million that will allow it to hire nine full-time firefighters, according to a news release from U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer's office.
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July 31, 2015
TRUSSVILLE – Congressman Gary Palmer will be the guest speaker at the Trussville Area Chamber of Commerce August luncheon.
July 30, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Disturbed by recent videos allegedly showing Planned Parenthood officials attempting to sell the tissue of aborted babies, Rep. Gary Palmer (R-AL6) led more than fifty U.S. House members in writing a letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, requesting that an independent counsel be appointed to fully investigate the possibility that Planned Parenthood broke the law by selling parts of aborted babies, and by altering their abortion techniques to ensure the right body parts remained intact.
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Alabama Republican congressional delegation unanimously supports bill reining in harmful regulations
WASHINGTON — A bill which could drastically roll back many of the costly regulations passed each year by executive agencies won overwhelming support from U.S. House Republicans Tuesday, including the affirmative vote of every Republican member of Alabama’s delegation.
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July 28, 2015
Monday, July 27, US Representative Gary Palmer (R-Alabama) announced that he was joining his fellow members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in calling for President Obama to remove IRS Commissioner John Koskinen.
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July 27, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a vote of 241 to 179, the U.S. House of Representatives approved Thursday the “Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act” in response to growing outrage over lack of immigration enforcement which some believe led to the death of Katie Steinle in San Francisco earlier this month.
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July 27, 2015
Wednesday, July 22, Congressman Gary Palmer (R-Alabama) announced that he is an original co-sponsor of HR3118, the Repeal CFPB Act, that was introduced this week by Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas). Palmer said in a press release that this bill would repeal the misleadingly named Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a federal agency fundamentally unaccountable to Congress, the President, and the Courts.
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