Press Releases

Washington D.C. – Congressman Gary Palmer strongly disagrees with the Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which strikes down as unconstitutional state laws defining marriage as it has been defined for thousands of years, and says the following:

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Gary Palmer comments on the Supreme Court’s Decision on King v. Burwell:

Washington D.C. – Today, Congressman Gary Palmer, a member of the Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on the Environment, supported H.R. 2042, the Ratepayer Protection Act. This legislation would delay implementation of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rule under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act (CAA), aimed at regulating greenhouse gasses. He says the following:

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.