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President Donald Trump is ordering the immediate reversal of Biden-era green energy regulations on household appliances and the reinstatement of environmental orders issued under his first term.
By Alex Angle
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Birmingham, has seats on two of the House of Representatives’ most influential committees in the 119th Congress.
As a member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Palmer will chair the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. He will also serve on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Daniel Taylor | 02.10.25
When Alabama's House Republican delegation had the chance to cut funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) during the last federal legislative session, the majority voted with Democrats to keep the agency afloat.
Steven Ertelt | Feb 3, 2025
Congressman Eric Burlison has introduced the Life at Conception Act, to affirm the fundamental right to life for every human being, born and unborn. This landmark legislation declares that unborn children are “persons” under the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution, allowing their right to life to be legally recognized and protected.
As thousands of pro-life activists march on Washington D.C., members of Alabama’s Republican Congressional delegation are showing their support for the pro-life, anti-abortion cause.
The annual March for Life kicked off Friday, with Vice President J.D. Vance speaking at the event, and President Donald Trump giving a speech to the rally goers via video.
By Yaffee
U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) introduced a resolution this week a new Biden administration ban on natural gas water heaters.
“It’s a radical ban on water heaters. Another example of government overreach under the Biden administration on their way out the door,” Palmer told Fox News Digital earlier this week. “They care nothing about consumers.”
EXCLUSIVE: Congressional Republicans are pushing back against President Biden's regulations on appliances with a resolution that seeks to circumvent new green energy standards for freezers.
EXCLUSIVE: A new, GOP-introduced congressional resolution could block President Biden's recent ban on natural gas water heaters, Fox News Digital has learned.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — Some members of Alabama’s Congressional Delegation are boarding planes on Thursday to get back to Washington, D.C. Both the House and Senate will gavel in to start a new session of Congress on Friday.
Congressman Robert Aderholt (R-AL) said voting on a new Speaker of the House is one of the first orders of business. He said Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA), who was voted as Speaker during the last session, has his support.
U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) is showing his support for a bill that would promote geothermal energy use across the country.
Palmer is supporting the “Committing Leases for Energy Access Now Act,” introduced by U.S. Rep. Russ Fulcher’s (R-Idaho). The legislation would require more frequent federal geothermal lease sales. It would also speed up permitting for those projects. The House is expected to vote on the bill this week.