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Our national debt is unsustainable

The United States cannot continue down this path of spending ourselves into oblivion.
April 19, 2023

Palmer says $3 trillion coronavirus aid bill is a “threat to national security”

The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday voted in favor of a massive $3 trillion coronavirus relief package designed to alleviate the health and economic fallout of the global pandemic. The Heroes Act, H.R. 6800, was written by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-California, and House Democrats. Congressman Gary Palmer, R-Hoover, voted against the … Continued
May 18, 2020

Republican Senate candidates address forum in Muscle Shoals

Saturday, February 15 Republican U.S. Senate candidates were in Muscle Shoals for a candidates forum sponsored by the Conservative Leadership Conference. Former U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Rick Santorum (R-Pennsylvania) was the moderator of the event. Speaking on the recently failed impeachment effort against the President, Santorum said “All of this was a show and … Continued
March 2, 2020

Brooks supports rule that could cost 688,000 people SNAP benefits

Wednesday, the Trump administration finalized a rule that would impose work requirements on able bodied persons seeking benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Congressman Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) praised the announcement of the final rule that could potentially take benefits away from as many as 688,000 recipients including thousands in Alabama. “America suffered a … Continued
December 5, 2019

We do not have a gun control problem

We don’t have a gun control problem; we have a spiritual deficit problem. The Democrats and the liberal media love to point fingers and assign blame. They attacked me when I pointed out the trash they put on television that our young children are watching. From wife swapping shows to the sexualization of the primetime … Continued
August 14, 2019

Shelby proposes a balanced budget amendment

U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, has re-introduced legislation proposing a constitutional amendment that would require Congress to pass a balanced budget. Shelby is concerned with our nation’s growing national debt, which has soared past $22 trillion. Shelby has introduced similar legislation each Congress since joining the Senate. “While our national debt continues to climb, it … Continued
May 7, 2019

Brooks warns of potential debilitating national insolvency after deficit jumps 17 percent

U.S. Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, issued a warning about the potential for a “Debilitating National Insolvency and bankruptcy that robs America of the prosperity and peace we have long enjoyed” following the release of the Treasury Department’s preliminary Fiscal Year 2018 deficit projection of $779 billion and the Comptroller General’s statement that America’s fiscal path is … Continued
October 18, 2018

Palmer bill would rescind $1.6 billion of inactive funds

Thursday, Congressman Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) introducing a new bill that would rescind the $1.6 billion in unobligated balances remaining in the United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC) Fund. “The government is borrowing millions of dollars every day while we have $1.6 billion sitting in an account that cannot be used,” Palmer said. “Since 2015, the Government … Continued
September 10, 2018