Press Releases

For Immediate Release Washington, D.C. – Today Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL 06) introduced the “Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act,” aimed at ensuring that patient care in rural and small town areas does not suffer with the implementation of the 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10).

For Immediate Release Washington, D.C. - Congressman Gary Palmer, a member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, participated in a hearing concerning abuse of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and says the following: “Congress created the Freedom of Information Act because, as Justice Brandeis believed, sunlight is one of the best disinfectants. FOIA was intended to be a tool to be used by everyday citizens and the media to hold their Government accountable, simply by making most government documents available upon request.

For Immediate Release Washington, D.C. - Congressman Gary Palmer voted for H.R. 1335, “The Strengthening Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act” (Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization) and says the following:

For Immediate Release Graysville, AL – The Office of Congressman Gary Palmer congratulates the Graysville Fire and Rescue Service on being awarded a $23,334 grant by the Department of Homeland Security through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). The department’s application competed against thousands through a peer review process for a portion of federal funding.

For Immediate Release Oneonta, AL – The Office of Congressman Gary Palmer congratulates the Oneonta Fire and Rescue Service on being awarded a $174,286 grant by the Department of Homeland Security through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). 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, a member of the Science, Space and Technology Committee and the Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on the Interior, opposes the EPA’s most recent “Waters of the US” rule, released Wednesday and recently renamed the “Clean Water Rule”, and says the following: “Returning to Constitutional Governance is one of my highest priorities. The EPA is an organization that makes a habit out of claiming authority beyond that which it has under the Constitution and the laws established by Congress. This rule is an example of that fact.

For Immediate Release Washington D.C. – Congressman Gary Palmer is proud to support the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2016, which passed the House today by a vote of 269-151.