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July 27, 2015
Wednesday, July 22, Congressman Gary Palmer (R-Alabama) announced that he is an original co-sponsor of HR3118, the Repeal CFPB Act, that was introduced this week by Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas). Palmer said in a press release that this bill would repeal the misleadingly named Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a federal agency fundamentally unaccountable to Congress, the President, and the Courts.
Issues:Financial Services
July 24, 2015
Thursday, July 23 U.S. Representatives Gary Palmer (R from Hoover) and Bradley Byrne (R from Montrose) both voted in favor of H.R. 3009, the Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act, which passed the House today. This bill cuts off specific federal law enforcement grants for “sanctuary” cities. The legislation defines sanctuary cities as those cities which refuse to cooperate with the Immigration and Naturalization Services (INS) or other government agencies charged with immigration, or have laws that bar law enforcement from inquiring about a suspect’s immigration status.
July 24, 2015
WASHINGTON D.C. –Rep. Gary Palmer (R-AL), supported H.R. 3009, the Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act, which passed the House today. This bill cuts off specific federal law enforcement grants for “sanctuary” cities, that is, cities which refuse to cooperate with the Immigration and Naturalization Services (INS) or other government agencies charged with immigration, or have laws that bar law enforcement from inquiring about a suspect’s immigration status.
July 24, 2015
WASHINGTON — Every Republican member of Alabama’s congressional delegation has signed on to two bills defunding Planned Parenthood and refusing federal funds to other family planning organizations that perform abortions after revelations Planned Parenthood—which receives much of its income from federal grants—was harvesting and selling the body parts of aborted babies.
July 23, 2015
All of Alabama's six Republican House members voted Thursday in favor of a bill to cut off funding to states and cities that don't cooperate with federal immigration enforcement efforts. The bill passed along party lines, 241-179; only five Republicans voted against the legislation while six Democrats were "yes" votes. U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Birmingham, was among the "no" votes.
July 22, 2015
Six members of Alabama's congressional delegation -- all Republicans -- have signed on as co-sponsors of a House bill to defund Planned Parenthood in the wake of two undercover videos that allegedly show higher-ups with the abortion provider discussing selling fetal tissue and organs.
July 21, 2015
U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Hoover, lives inside his Capitol Hill office when he's in Washington, has never watched "House of Cards," and isn't related to the legendary golfer Arnold Palmer, but once said he was because he was tired of people asking.
The freshman Alabama congressman was the subject of Roll Call's Take Five feature, where the Capitol Hill newspaper asks five questions of a member of Congress that have nothing to do with the member's day job.
July 21, 2015
Saturday, July 18, US Representative Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) spoke to the Republican Women of Shelby County. The first term Congressman is concerned about the Iran deal to lift the sanctions recently negotiated in multi-part talks. Rep. Palmers said the, “Truth is Iran may already have a bomb.”
July 21, 2015
It’s time again for Take Five, when HOH talks with a member of Congress about topics relatively unrelated to legislative work.
This week, Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Ala., talks about living in the Capitol, baseball and Led Zeppelin.
July 14, 2015
Congressman Gary Palmer announced July 10 that the Cedar Grove Fire Department received an Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) for $91,429 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
The Cedar Grove Fire Department will use the grant to purchase a new inventory of Self Contained Breathing Apparatuses.