Press Releases

For Immediate Release 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.

For Immediate Release Washington D.C. – Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL) announced today that the Verbena Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department will receive an Assistance to Firefighters Operations and Safety grant for $69,715 from the Department of Homeland Security. The department’s application competed against thousands through a peer review process for a portion of federal funding.

For Immediate Release Washington D.C. – Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL) announced today that the Town of West Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department received an Assistance to Firefighters Operations and Safety grant for $29,286 from the Department of Homeland Security. The department’s application competed against thousands through a peer review process for a portion of federal funding.

For Immediate Release Washington D.C. – Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL) announced today that the Cahaba Valley Fire and EMR District received an Assistance to Firefighters Operations and Safety grant for $172,927 from the Department of Homeland Security. The department’s application competed against thousands through a peer review process for a portion of federal funding.

For Immediate Release Washington D.C. – Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL), is a co-sponsor of H.R.3490, the NCFI Authorization Act. This act would ensure the continuation of The National Computer Forensics Institute (NCFI), which is located in Hoover, AL.

For Immediate Release Washington, DC – Rep. Gary Palmer (R-AL) voted twice today in opposition to the so-called Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) or the ‘Iran Deal.’

Washington D.C. – Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL), a member of the Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Environment, participated in a hearing with various state experts on the effects of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ‘Clean Power Plan,’ a rule which would require states to meet certain standards for carbon emissions. State experts testified that that this rule will harm the economies of their states and destroy jobs.

For Immediate Release Washington, DC – Rep. Gary Palmer (R-AL), voted today for H.Res. 411. This resolution states that the Corker-Cardin law, which provided for Congressional review of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) or the ‘Iran Deal,’ has not been complied with since some of the relevant materials have not been provided to Congress. Subsequently, the review period has not commenced. The measure passed by a vote of 245 to 186.