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Rep. Gary Palmer at podium
June 25, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Gary Palmer comments on the Supreme Court’s Decision on King v. Burwell:

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Representative Gary Palmer
June 24, 2015
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:

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Representative Gary Palmer
June 24, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Gary Palmer says the following with regards to Governor Bentley removing the Confederate Battle Flag from the Capitol Grounds:

June 22, 2015

Thursday, June 18, Congressman Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) announced in a statement that he is an original co-sponsor of HR2802, The First Amendment Defense Act, which was introduced this week. The bill's sponsors claims that it preserves the right for all Americans to hold religious or moral beliefs about marriage without being threatened with legal consequences.


June 19, 2015

BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC) -Congressman Gary Palmer says the head of the federal Office of Personnel Management, the agency whose database of millions of federal employee records was hacked, should resign.


June 18, 2015
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Palmer Introduces Bill to Protect Access to Healthcare for Small Towns and Rural Areas Protecting patient access to health care is very important. Unfortunately, access to health care, especially in small towns and rural areas, is now threatened by the 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, known as ICD-10. ICD-10, which will be implemented in just a few months, is the newest version of the medical coding system, which includes 55,000 more physician diagnostic codes than ICD-9, as well as 87,000 additional procedural codes. While ICD-10 is an international system, the U.S. is the only country in the world that ties it directly to reimbursement via Medicare and Medicaid. This means that ICD-10 has the potential to disrupt medical practices that have fewer resources to implement this massive new coding system.
Issues:Energy and the Environment

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Representative Gary Palmer
June 18, 2015
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:

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Representative Gary Palmer
June 18, 2015

For Immediate Release

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Gary Palmer is an original co-sponsor of H.R. 2802, The First Amendment Defense Act, introduced this week. The bill preserves the right for all Americans to hold religious or moral beliefs about marriage without being threatened with legal consequences. Congressman Palmer says the following:


June 17, 2015

Tuesday, June 16, Congressman Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) released a statement after questioning government officials at a hearing on a recent data breach of the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) that became public on June 4.

US Representative Gary Palmer said that, "The breach of data at OPM is a major blow to America's national security, as well as the personal security of millions of Americans. Also troubling is that OPM has not been transparent concerning the number of people at risk or who is at risk due to this breach."


June 17, 2015

Rep. Gary Palmer has introduced legislation he said will protect patients from harmful ramifications from ICD-10, a new coding system tied to Medicare and Medicaid. Palmer's efforts have the support of the Alabama medical community, including a physician who previously ran against the freshman Congressman for the Sixth District seat