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April 6, 2015
In 1989, Gary Palmer founded the Alabama Policy Institute, a conservative think tank. By the time he resigned as its president last year, API had become a powerful force on state issues, everything from pensions to prison reform to politics. Palmer led the successful fight against a lottery—Alabama is among the few states without one—and organized the drive that defeated Republican governor Bob Riley’s bid for a whopping tax increase.
Issues:Energy and the Environment
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April 3, 2015
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Gary Palmer is deeply concerned about the announced ‘framework’ agreement concerning Iran’s nuclear program. Noting that Iran is the foremost state sponsor of terrorism in the world and that it is responsible for the deaths of many Americans, he issues the following statement:
“Iran’s drive to obtain nuclear capability is a serious problem and there is bipartisan concern about this grave threat. Although the deal has limited details, even those limited ones leave cause for concern. The framework, on its face, is far from the original purpose of the talks. Furthermore, I do not believe Iran intends to abide by any agreement it makes.
March 31, 2015
Alabama's U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer said it's time for Obamacare to go the same way as a bad shot in golf.
"I don't fault anyone who supported Obamacare, but it's kind of like golf -- every once in a while, you need a mulligan. And I think this administration needs to take a mulligan because it's not working and the cost has gone through the roof," Palmer said.
March 31, 2015
Repealing ObamaCare and creating a more effective national healthcare plan that truly works is one of his top priorities in Washington, Alabama Congressman Gary Palmer told members of several area chambers of commerce today, March 31 at the Birmingham Marriott on U.S. 280.
March 31, 2015
As members of the U.S. House of Representatives we recognize that the power to consent on executive branch nominees resides in the Senate. The Senate also has the power, indeed, the obligation to reject those nominees unfit for service. We believe that Loretta Lynch, who has been nominated by the President to serve as the nation's next Attorney General, falls in the unfit category.
March 30, 2015
Since January, when he took office as the new U.S. representative from Alabama's Sixth District (Birmingham), Republican Gary Palmer has demonstrated why — even in Congress — he remains the conservative "outsider" he was for years heading pro-family and pro-freedom "think tanks" in his home state.
Issues:Energy and the Environment
March 27, 2015
Speaking to a packed crowd of about 1,800 at Lawson State Community College, President Barack Obama today laid out his plan for more oversight of the payday lending industry and criticized Republican Congressional efforts to weaken or defund his consumer protection agency.
March 27, 2015
On Thursday, March 26, President Barack H. Obama visited Birmingham where he delivered a speech on "Middleclass Economics." US Representative Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) issued a statement on the President’s visit.
Issues:Energy and the Environment
March 27, 2015
WASHINGTON — A Medicare "doc fix" bill passed by the U.S. House Thursday drew wide bipartisan support, but failed to receive the votes of two of Alabama's Congressional delegates.
Congressmen Mo Brooks (R-AL5) and Gary Palmer (R-AL6) were two of only 37 House members who voted against the measure, which the CBO estimates would add nearly $200 billion to the debt over the next decade.
March 26, 2015
Wednesday, May 25, the Republican controlled US House of Representatives passed the Republican budget resolution. Several members of the Alabama Congressional delegation commented on the budget proposal.