Press Releases

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.

For Immediate Release Washington, DC – Rep. Gary Palmer supported H.R.1191, known as the Corker-Cardin bill, which came before the House today. Noting that Iran is the foremost state sponsor of terrorism in the world, he says the following:

For Immediate Release Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Gary Palmer voted for H.R. 2048, the USA Freedom Act, which reforms and reauthorizes the Patriot Act, and states the following:

For Immediate Release Washington D.C. – Congressman Gary Palmer is committed to protection of the innocent, particularly those who cannot speak for themselves, and voted for H.R. 36, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act today which bans abortion after 20 weeks: “The right to life is central to everything I believe.