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September 21, 2015
SEPT. 21, 2015 – Behind him, multiple screens showed a graph of recent cybersecurity activity. Another showed a global map of ongoing cyberattacks in various parts of the world.
Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Ala.) toured Regions’ Data Center as a team of the bank’s technology experts explained what banks are doing to protect consumers and to help ensure consistent access to financial services.
Issues:Financial Services
September 20, 2015
In Washington, House Republicans are working to defund Planned Parenthood. The house passed a bill this-morning that freezes funding to Planned Parenthood for one year.
If it clears the senate, the White House already said the president would veto it.
September 18, 2015
All six Republican members of Alabama's House delegation voted in favor Friday of two anti-abortion bills, including a one-year moratorium on funding to Planned Parenthood. The other bill, called the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, would make it a crime to not take a "born alive" fetus to a hospital and would make an individual who commits an "overt act" to kill a born alive child subject to murder charges.
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September 18, 2015
For Immediate Release
Washington, DC – Rep. Gary Palmer (R-AL), voted today for H.R. 3134 the Defund Planned Parenthood Act, which would create a moratorium on any funding for Planned Parenthood, as well as H.R. 3504, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which provides greater protection for infants that survive the abortion procedure.
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September 17, 2015
For Immediate Release
Washington D.C. - Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL), releases the following statement on Constitution Day:
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September 17, 2015
For Immediate Release
Washington D.C. – Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL), a member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, participated in a joint hearing between the Oversight and Government Reform Committee and the Natural Resources Committee on the Animas River spill, an environmental spill of contaminated mine water that was created by contractors working on the behest of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy testified at this hearing.
Issues:Energy and the Environment
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September 15, 2015
For Immediate Release
Washington D.C. – Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL) announced today that the Verbena Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department will receive an Assistance to Firefighters Operations and Safety grant for $69,715 from the Department of Homeland Security. The department’s application competed against thousands through a peer review process for a portion of federal funding.
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September 15, 2015
For Immediate Release
Washington D.C. – Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL) announced today that the Town of West Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department received an Assistance to Firefighters Operations and Safety grant for $29,286 from the Department of Homeland Security. The department’s application competed against thousands through a peer review process for a portion of federal funding.
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September 15, 2015
For Immediate Release
Washington D.C. – Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL) announced today that the Cahaba Valley Fire and EMR District received an Assistance to Firefighters Operations and Safety grant for $172,927 from the Department of Homeland Security. The department’s application competed against thousands through a peer review process for a portion of federal funding.
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September 15, 2015
For Immediate Release
Washington D.C. – Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL), is a co-sponsor of H.R.3490, the NCFI Authorization Act. This act would ensure the continuation of The National Computer Forensics Institute (NCFI), which is located in Hoover, AL.