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By Yaffee
U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) is hopeful that the president of Ukraine will come to his senses and sign the minerals deal put forward by President Donald Trump.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky sent Trump a letter this week saying he’s ready to make peace and sign a deal with the U.S. This comes after Zelensky got into a heated exchange with Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance in the Oval Office last week.
By Aubrie Spady
A handful of House Democrats joined Republicans in passing a resolution on Thursday to block a Biden-era appliance regulation.
The Department of Energy (DOE) announced a new rule in the final days of former President Joe Biden's term to ban non-condensing, natural-gas-fired water heaters by 2029.
Over the past couple of days, the GOP-led Congress took action to repeal a pair of rules from the final months of the Biden administration that implemented a methane emissions fee and energy conservation standards for gas-fired water heaters.
The Senate on Thursday cleared legislation that would repeal a Biden administration regulation charging oil and gas producers a fee on methane emission leaks for President Trump’s signature.
And the House passed legislation to roll back a regulation setting energy efficiency standards for new gas tankless water heaters, sending it to the Senate.
WASHINGTON – The American Gas Association applauds the bipartisan passage of Rep. Gary Palmer’s H.J. Res. 20, which rolls back a regulation promulgated in the final days of the Biden administration that would have effectively outlawed an entire product class of instantaneous natural gas water heaters. The bipartisan vote with 221 Yeas and 192 Nays, including the support of 11 Democrats, prevents raising costs for tens of millions of senior and low-income households, and ensures consumer access to one of the most popular water heating options on the market today.
By Yaffee
President Donald Trump thinks U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) is right about keeping natural gas powered water heaters available.
The Trump Administration yesterday released a Statement of Administration Policy (SAP) in favor of Palmer’s legislation, H.J. Res 20. The resolution reverses the Biden-Harris Administration’s ban on gas-fired water heaters.
EXCLUSIVE: Hundreds of Georgia jobs could be in jeopardy as a result of the Biden administration's "radical energy decisions," said a leading manufacturer, who warned of "far-reaching implications" on consumers if an appliance rule moves forward.
With the goal of growing and reinforcing patriotism among America’s youth, U.S. Rep. Dale Strong has introduced legislation that would require primary and secondary schools receiving federal funding to meet certain standards in order to continue receiving financial assistance.
U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer thinks that Democrats may now be unhappy with their shifty decisions to get Joe Biden elected president in 2020.
In an interview Thursday on FMTalk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show", the congressman said that Democrats are seeing the results of President Trump's sweeping executive orders and strategy of government accountability through DOGE - and might have second guesses.