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August 21, 2015
For Immediate Release
Washington D.C. – Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL) announced today that the Straight Mountain Volunteer Fire and Rescue located in Blount County received an Assistance to Firefighters - Operations and Safety grant for $60,567, awarded by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
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August 21, 2015
For Immediate Release
Washington D.C. – Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL) announced today that the West Blount County Fire Department in Hayden a received an Assistance to Firefighters Grant for received an Assistance to Firefighters - Operations and Safety grant for $153,334, awarded by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
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August 21, 2015
For Immediate Release
Washington D.C. – Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL) announced today that the Isabella Fire and Rescue Department located in Chilton County received an Assistance to Firefighters - Operations and Safety grant for $39,048, awarded by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
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August 21, 2015
Washington, DC – Rep. Gary Palmer (R-AL), a member of the Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Environment, strongly opposes the EPA’s newly proposed rule on methane emissions that will apply to new or modified oil or natural gas sources. The effect will be to discourage the development of America’s vast untapped energy reserves and to increase the cost of energy. This will disproportionately hurt the poorest and most vulnerable Americans.
Issues:Energy and the Environment
August 21, 2015
Congressman Gary Palmer announced on Friday that the Isabella Fire and Rescue Department received a grant for $39,048 awarded by the Department of Homeland Security.
August 21, 2015
U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (AL-06) is taking a stand against the Environment Protection Agency‘s newly proposed rule that would apply to new or modified oil or natural gas sources. The proposal aims to cut methane by 40 to 45 percent of the 2012 levels by 2025 and would require drillers to plug leaks and capture lost gas in wells intended to extract only oil.
Issues:Energy and the Environment
August 20, 2015
TRUSSVILLE — U.S. Representative Gary Palmer (R – Hoover) spoke at the monthly Trussville Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Thursday. Palmer recently returned from Israel, where he and other American leaders met with region leaders to get a better understanding on the Iran nuclear weapons deal.
August 18, 2015
Additionally, Congressman Gary Palmer recently visited Snider's Discount Pharmacy in Chelsea, Alabama. Prior to his visit, Congressman Palmer had already supported H.R. 592. His visit to Snider's Discount Pharmacy provided an opportunity for those in attendance to thank him for his support for this bill, but also urge him to support H.R. 793 and H.R. 244, the MAC Transparency Act.
August 17, 2015
Palmer Bill Prompts CMS to Create Grace Period for New Coding System
The Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act, H.R. 2652, a bill I introduced to protect patients against a new federal coding mandate, is already paying dividends. The Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) announced that it will institute a one-year transition period to ICD-10, the medical diagnostic system tied to Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements. While H.R. 2652 would mandate a two-year transition period, this decision by CMS is a welcome announcement that moves the ball in the right direction. This system, which is a five-fold increase in coding, threatens to disrupt access to health care in rural areas and create major problems for smaller practices.
August 14, 2015
Critics of President Obama’s EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) have alleged that the agency may have been politicized by the administration. On Thursday, August 13, US Representative Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) suggested that EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy might not have been entirely forthcoming recently, with a US House of Representatives Committee.
Issues:Energy and the Environment