Press Releases

Palmer Condemns Obama’s Executive Orders on Firearms

January 5, 2016

Washington D.C. – U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-AL), a gun owner and a supporter of the Second Amendment, condemned President Obama's executive orders concerning firearms as being both beyond the scope of his Constitutional power and ineffective at stopping gun violence.

Palmer Opposes Omnibus, Calls for Return to Regular Order on Spending

December 18, 2015

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For Immediate Release Washington D.C. – Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL), a member of the House Budget Committee, voted against H.R. 2029, the “Omnibus” spending bill, because it doesn’t abide by the budget resolution passed by the House and it failed to include necessary policy corrections.

Issues:Spending Cuts and Debt

Representative Gary Palmer BANKS of cameras

Palmer Questions Admin Officials on Terrorist Travel, “Too many holes in the bucket.”

December 17, 2015

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Washington D.C. – Today at an Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing entitled “Terrorist Travel: Vetting for National Security Concerns,” Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL), questioned Obama Administration officials about threats from terrorists entering our country by taking advantage of our visa laws. This threat has become more urgent after the recent attack in San Bernardino, California, where one perpetrator, Tashfeen Malik, was a foreign national who was cleared to enter the U.S. by exploiting weak points in our visa laws.

Representative Gary Palmer and Hurd at ORG Hearing

Palmer Notes Pending End of Paris Talks, Calls on Administration to Follow the Constitution

December 10, 2015

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For Immediate Release

Washington D.C. – Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL), notes the coming end of the 21^st session of the Conference of Parties, part of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, in Paris, France, and calls on the Obama Administration to submit any agreement reached to the Senate for ratification, as required under the Constitution.

Issues:Energy and the Environment

Palmer: “Coal Miners are not made-up stats, they are real people”

December 8, 2015

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Washington D.C. – Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL), a member of the Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Interior, attended a hearing on the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) recently proposed Stream Protection Rule, which would have significant negative effects on energy production. The original version of the rule, passed in 1979, created a buffer zone around year-round streams near mining operations. The new, more stringent rule would have significant negative economic effects. Estimates say it could cost up to 280,000 Americans their jobs.

Issues:Energy and the Environment

Palmer Supports Resolutions Disapproving of Overreaching EPA Regulations

December 1, 2015

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Washington D.C. – Today, Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL), supported S.J. Res 23 and S.J. Res 24, which are aimed at stopping the EPA’s New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and Clean Power Plan (CPP) regulations that will have significant negative effects on the economy. These resolutions are brought pursuant to the Congressional Review Act, which creates an expedited procedure by which Congress can vote to disapprove of regulations that have an economic impact of more than $100 million. The Senate has already passed these resolutions.

Issues:Energy and the Environment

Congress Authorizes National Computer Forensics Institute in Hoover, AL

November 30, 2015

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Washington D.C. – U.S. Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL) is pleased that Congress passed H.R. 3490, the NCFI Authorization Act, which fully authorizes The National Computer Forensics Institute in Hoover, Alabama.

"The National Computer Forensics Institute is a one-of-a-kind facility that trains scores of officers, prosecutors and judges from all 50 states in cyber-security, and has graduates from hundreds of agencies," Palmer said. "I am pleased that the House supports its full authorization."

Palmer Supports Bill Increasing Accountability for the Federal Reserve

November 19, 2015

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Washington D.C. – Today, Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL), supported H.R. 3189, The Fed Oversight Reform and Modernization (FORM) Act. This bill increases transparency at the Federal Reserve, requiring the organization to explain its decisions, while protecting it from excessive politicization. It would also place tighter controls on the Federal Reserve’s ability to conduct bailouts.

Issues:Financial Services

Palmer Supports Stopping Flawed Auto Loan Regulation that Hurts Consumers

November 18, 2015

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For Immediate Release Washington D.C. – Today, Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL), supported H.R. 1737, Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act. This bill would revoke the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) 2013 auto lending guidance bulletin, which has hampered the availability of indirect auto loans (loans facilitated by car dealers), particularly to the most vulnerable. Using a flawed model that bases decisions on what loans are authorized using nothing more than last names and zip codes, CFPB’s enforcement has led to rising costs for consumers. The bill was supported by a wide, bipartisan majority.

Issues:Financial Services

Palmer Applauds Our Veterans

November 10, 2015

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For Immediate Release Washington D.C. – Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL) joins Americans all over the country celebrating our nation’s veterans this Veterans Day, and offers the following statement: