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As rising costs continue to plague Alabamians and the country at large, Republican U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer, who represents Alabama’s 6th Congressional District, told Alabama Daily News that one of his biggest priorities this year will be to help curb inflation.
By JEFF POOR
During an appearance on Mobile, AL radio FM Talk 106.5 on Tuesday, Rep. Gary Palmer (R-AL), the House Republican Policy Committee chairman, described the United States’ standing regarding China and its advancement of former Chinese dictator Mao Zedong’s so-called 100-year plan as in “a very bad spot.”
According to the Alabama Republican lawmaker, China was positioning itself globally by taking advantage of the needs of developing countries.
By Thomas Catenacci | Fox News
Republican lawmakers blasted the Biden administration for participating in multiple closed-door meetings between top officials and the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), a group pushing for natural gas stove bans.
Daniel Taylor | 02.09.23
During Wednesday’s House Oversight Committee's hearings on Twitter censorship, the lights inside the committee chambers suddenly went out, prompting a clever quip from U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover).
By Yaffee
President Joe Biden said he is still refusing to negotiate with Republicans over raising the debt ceiling. And, he is criticizing the other side of the aisle for not yet putting forward their own plan.
During this week’s State of the Union address, Biden said “Next month, when I offer my fiscal plan, I ask my Republican friends to lay down their plan as well. I really mean it.”
By Peter Partoll February 8, 2023 at 3:04pm
The House Oversight and Accountability Committee was having an important hearing on Wednesday to discuss Twitter censorship when the power suddenly went out.
The lights go out in the middle of a House Oversight Committee hearing featuring testimony from former Twitter executives.
A House Oversight Committee hearing meant to put former Twitter executives and their actions under a spotlight, but the room suddenly went dark in the middle of the questioning.
Republican Rep. Gary Palmer of Alabama joked about the Green New Deal after lights went out during a Wednesday hearing of the House Oversight Committee.
“Did Twitter do that?” an unidentified man asked after the lights went out while Palmer was questioning former Twitter executives regarding the handling of tweets by the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, forcing the hearing to recess while the electrical issue was addressed.
By Yaffee
Republican members of Congress and the Senate from Alabama are criticizing President Joe Biden after his State of the Union speech Tuesday.
During his address, the president discussed what he believes are accomplishments on the economy, while also calling on Congress to do more.
U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) said she was “disappointed” in the speech because it didn’t reflect the true struggles of inflation and other issues Americans are facing right now.