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On Monday, November 9 U.S. Representative Gary Palmer (R from Hoover) addressed the Alabama Republican Assembly at their annual membership recruitment meeting at Levee's in Northport.
Congressman Palmer said that we have just witnessed, "Historic changes in the House." John Boehner was the first Speaker in the United States House to resign not for a health issue or a scandal.
America exists because brave patriots 240 years ago were willing to pay the price to fight and win the Revolutionary war. Whether it was fighting the English, Indians, pirates, Mexico, Spain, our own Southern States, Germany, Italy, Japan, Chinese Communists, North Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Al Qaeda, the Taliban, ISIS, etc., generation after generation of brave Americans have stood up to defend the flag, the Constitution, and these United States. We honor them one day a year on the anniversary of Armistice Day, the day that World War One ended. Today we remember that day as Veterans Day.
WASHINGTON — As thousands of Alabamians gather today to commemorate and celebrate the military men and women who have served the United States with honor. It's more than a day off from work, or a parade bedecked with red, white, and blue banners. Veterans Day is a time for all Americans to reflect on the ways we can serve those who served us.
In that spirit, many Alabama lawmakers have released statements expressing their gratitude for the nation's veterans.
There are19.3 million veterans living in the United States and409,997 of them call Alabama home.
Today, in honor of Veterans Day, members of the Alabama congressional delegation are paying tribute to their selfless service and sacrifices.
Here's what the Alabama delegation is saying in honor of Veterans Day:
Alabama congressional delegates Mo Brooks, Bradley Byrne, Gary Palmer and Robert Aderholt are among 184 conservative-leaning members of Congress urging the Environmental Protection Agency to abandon a new Renewable Fuel Standard plan.
The proposal calls for increased levels of biofuel blending in the nation's gasoline supply, a controversial policy embraced by few Republicans.
It didn't take long for Thursday's House committee hearing on theEnvironmental Protection Agency's role in blocking the Pebble Mine to start sounding less like a congressional probe and more like the plot of a Michael Crichton thriller.
Alabama Republican Rep. Gary Palmer wants to reassert Congress's' authority over the Environmental Protection Agency by putting the brakes on the agency's global warming regulations.
"While the bill is focused on greenhouse gas regulations, the real crux of this bill is EPA and other agencies have given themselves too much power," Palmer told The Daily Caller News Foundation in an interview.
An Alabama congressman wants to remove greenhouse gases from the list of air pollutants the Environmental Protection Agency can regulate so the agency has no authority to tackle climate change.
WASHINGTON — Alabama Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL6) introduced Tuesday a landmark bill which could dramatically decrease the amount of power the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has to regulate carbon emissions, as well as other "greenhouse gasses."