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May 31, 2015

Representative Gary Palmer of Alabama, another conservative Republican freshman, said he liked the idea of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. But, he added, "If the president won't abide by the Constitution, what gives you any confidence he'll abide by T.P.P.?"

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Representative Gary Palmer
May 29, 2015
For Immediate Release Graysville, AL – The Office of Congressman Gary Palmer congratulates the Graysville Fire and Rescue Service on being awarded a $23,334 grant by the Department of Homeland Security through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). The department’s application competed against thousands through a peer review process for a portion of federal funding.

May 29, 2015

Fire departments in Oneonta and Graysville have received grants from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to help purchase new equipment, according to U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer's office.

Oneonta Fire and Rescue Service was awarded a grant worth $174,286 through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, according to a news release from Clifford Smith, a spokesman for Palmer.


May 29, 2015

Farmers and agricultural groups across Alabama are expressing concern this week over how producers will be affected by new Clean Water Act regulations announced this week by the Environmental Protection Agency.

While legal experts are still reviewing the final rule, farm groups — like the Alabama Farmers Federation and Alabama Cattlemen's Association — say EPA's past efforts to broaden its jurisdiction are cause for concern.


May 29, 2015

HOOVER – On Thursday, May 28, Support Our Soldiers Alabama hosted its fourth-annual Memorial Day Dinner at Briarwood Presbyterian Church in Hoover.

Support Our Soldiers Alabama is a non-profit organization that was started by Shelby County residents Dr. and Mrs. Thomas (Charon) Rivers, Sr. after the death of their son, Lance Cpl. Thomas Rivers, Jr., who was killed in action in Afghanistan on April 28, 2010.


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Representative Gary Palmer
May 29, 2015
For Immediate Release Oneonta, AL – The Office of Congressman Gary Palmer congratulates the Oneonta Fire and Rescue Service on being awarded a $174,286 grant by the Department of Homeland Security through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). The department’s application competed against thousands through a peer review process for a portion of federal funding.

May 29, 2015

WASHINGTON — Congressman Gary Palmer spoke out this week against the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) latest major regulation, which opponents say is a significant overreach of the bureaucracy's power.

Along with the Army Corps of Engineers, the EPA is seeking to redefine "Waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act to include small areas water collects or could collect, such as ditches, puddles and small ponds.


May 29, 2015

On Tuesday, May 26, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals denied a request by the Obama Administration to implement its controversial Executive Amnesty Plan.

US Representative Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) released a written statement applauding the ruling:


May 29, 2015
U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer also expressed his disdain for the rule. “This expansive rule would allow the EPA to place onerous regulations on almost any body of water. While the EPA claimed to listen to the extensive public outcry over this proposal by making cosmetic changes, the rule is still well beyond EPA’s rightful authority,” Palmer said in a statement issued Wednesday evening.

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Representative Gary Palmer
May 27, 2015

For Immediate Release

Washington D.C. - The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday denied a request by the Obama Administration to implement its unconstitutional executive amnesty plan. Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-06) released the following statement.