Press Releases

Palmer: EPA Partially at Fault for Flint Crisis

February 4, 2016

For Immediate Release Washington D.C. – Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL) a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, participated in a hearing today that examined the EPA’s failure to intervene in the drinking water crisis that left the citizens of Flint, Michigan exposed to lead poisoning

Issues:

Energy and the Environment

Media Advisory: U.S. Military Academy Nominee Reception Hosted by Rep. Gary Palmer

January 20, 2016

For Immediate Release Washington D.C. – U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (AL-06) is hosting a reception to recognize the young men and women who received nominations to the U.S. Military Academies, and who desire to serve our nation. Congressman Palmer and the Nomination Committee will both be present.

Palmer: Waters of the U.S. Rule Prime Example of EPA Overreach

January 13, 2016

For Immediate Release Washington D.C. – Today, Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL), a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Interior and the House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Environment, voted for S.J. Res. 22 which would nullify the so-called “Waters of the United States” rule that allows for onerous environmental regulations that apply to even the smallest bodies of water, such as ponds and ditches, which will cause great harm to many farmers and ranchers.

Issues:

Energy and the Environment, Overregulation

Palmer Supports Reforms Aimed at Curbing “Sue and Settle”

January 7, 2016

Washington D.C. – U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-AL) supported H.R. 712, the Sunshine for Regulatory Degrees and Settlements Act, which passed the house today. This bill is aimed at curbing so called “Sue and Settle” abuses in the regulatory system, whereby an outside entity, oftentimes a special interest group, sues a regulatory agency, and the agency agrees to a settlement that would accomplish the agency’s regulatory goals without going through the normal regulatory process.

Issues:

Overregulation

Palmer: Obamacare Repeal Offers Voters a Choice

January 6, 2016

Washington D.C. – Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL) applauded the passage of Senate amendments to H.R. 3762, a budget “reconciliation” bill that repeals critical components of Obamacare. The bill also places a one-year moratorium on Planned Parenthood funding. The bill will now go to President Obama’s desk.

Issues:

Constitution, Health Care, Right to Life

Palmer Condemns Obama’s Executive Orders on Firearms

January 5, 2016

Washington D.C. – U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-AL), a gun owner and a supporter of the Second Amendment, condemned President Obama’s executive orders concerning firearms as being both beyond the scope of his Constitutional power and ineffective at stopping gun violence.

Issues:

Constitution, Second Amendment

Palmer Opposes Omnibus, Calls for Return to Regular Order on Spending

December 18, 2015

For Immediate Release Washington D.C. – Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL), a member of the House Budget Committee, voted against H.R. 2029, the “Omnibus” spending bill, because it doesn’t abide by the budget resolution passed by the House and it failed to include necessary policy corrections.

Issues:

Budget, Homeland Security, Right to Life, Spending Cuts and Debt

Palmer Questions Admin Officials on Terrorist Travel, “Too many holes in the bucket.”

December 17, 2015

Washington D.C. – Today at an Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing entitled “Terrorist Travel: Vetting for National Security Concerns,” Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL), questioned Obama Administration officials about threats from terrorists entering our country by taking advantage of our visa laws. This threat has become more urgent after the recent attack in San Bernardino, California, where one perpetrator, Tashfeen Malik, was a foreign national who was cleared to enter the U.S. by exploiting weak points in our visa laws.

Issues:

Homeland Security, Immigration, National Security

Palmer Notes Pending End of Paris Talks, Calls on Administration to Follow the Constitution

December 10, 2015

For Immediate Release

Washington D.C. – Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL), notes the coming end of the 21st session of the Conference of Parties, part of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, in Paris, France, and calls on the Obama Administration to submit any agreement reached to the Senate for ratification, as required under the Constitution.

Issues:

Constitution, Energy and the Environment, Foreign Affairs

Palmer: “Coal Miners are not made-up stats, they are real people”

December 8, 2015

Washington D.C. – Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL), a member of the Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Interior, attended a hearing on the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) recently proposed Stream Protection Rule, which would have significant negative effects on energy production. The original version of the rule, passed in 1979, created a buffer zone around year-round streams near mining operations. The new, more stringent rule would have significant negative economic effects. Estimates say it could cost up to 280,000 Americans their jobs.

Issues:

Energy and the Environment