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On Thursday, June 11, Congressman Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) was given the opportunity to be one of the few people in the world to read the secret Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement (as it is currently written) after demanding to be allowed to have a copy for review in a letter to Ambassador Michael Froman, the United States Trade Representative.

Rep. Palmer said, "I sent this letter to the US Trade Representative because I believe greater transparency is needed."

In an open letter obtained by Breitbart News, Congressman Rep. Gary Palmer (R-AL)100% addressed Ambassador Michael Froman, the United States Trade Representative, asking for greater access to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) via email through an apparent loophole as the vote in the House rapidly approaches.

In the letter, Rep. Palmer (R-AL) requested that a copy of the text be emailed to him for further review and cited that TPP addresses a number of areas which range from immigration, labor, and the environment—issues that he thinks lawmakers should not have limited access on.

TRUSSVILLE – When Congressman Gary Palmer sat down for an on-camera chat with Trussville Tribune Publisher Scott Buttram last Monday, not only was the 6th District afforded an opportunity to hear an up-to-the-minute report from its representative in Washington, the moment also created a bit of history for the newspaper. Over the course of an hour, as the two discussed healthcare, the economy and other issues of interest to Palmer's constituents, the Tribune quietly took another step forward into the high-tech depths of the digital media world.

WASHINGTON — Several members of Alabama's Congressional delegation have spoken out recently against the air of secrecy surrounding the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a proposed trade agreement with several Asian countries.

WASHINGTON — Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL6) introduced legislation in the U.S. House Thursday that would ensure physicians who serve Medicaid and Medicare patients continue to be reimbursed while they are switching over to a new federally-mandated medical coding system.

The 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10) is the newest version of the medical coding system, which includes 55,000 more physician diagnostic codes than its predecessor, as well as 87,000 new procedural codes.