Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Gary Palmer says the following with regards to Governor Bentley removing the Confederate Battle Flag from the Capitol Grounds:

Washington, D.C. – The House voted today in favor of H.R. 160, the Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015, a repeal of the so-called medical device tax in The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). Congressman Gary Palmer, a co-sponsor of H.R. 160, voted in favor and says the following:

For Immediate Release Washington, DC – Congressman Gary Palmer, a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, questioned government officials at a hearing on the recent data breach of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM). On June 4, OPM announced a data breach that affected approximately four million former and current government employees. However, the hearing confirmed that the breach may have been much larger and many more people’s personal information may be at risk.

For Immediate Release Washington, D.C. – Today the Medical Association of the State of Alabama (MASA) officially endorsed H.R. 2652, the Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act, authored and introduced by Congressman Gary Palmer. The bill is aimed at protecting access to health care with the pending implementation of ICD-10, the new coding system linked to Medicare and Medicaid. Many smaller practices, particularly in rural areas, are not yet ready to fully implement this new system, which threatens patient access and quality of care.

For Immediate Release Washington, D.C. - Congressman Gary Palmer supported H.R. 2685, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, which includes a 2.3% pay raise for US Military personnel, as well as $88.4 billion for fighting the greater War on Terror.

For Immediate Release Washington, D.C. - Congressman Gary Palmer sent a letter to Ambassador Michael Froman, the United States Trade Representative, asking for greater access to the current draft of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), specifically, that he be emailed a copy for further review.

For Immediate Release Washington, D.C. - Congressman Gary Palmer commemorates the sacrifices that many of our fellow countrymen made on our behalf 71 years ago on D-Day, and says the following: “Seventy one years ago, the invasion of Normandy marked the beginning of the end of the Nazi regime; a regime which represented one of the greatest threats to peace and freedom in history. This was made possible because thousands of brave men chose to fight, bleed and die for their country, and for the cause of freedom. The D-Day invasion claimed the lives of 2,499 Americans, while 1,914 from our allied nations also paid the ultimate price.