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Palmer reports $242,000 in contributions

Congressman Gary Palmer, R-Hoover, reported campaign contributions totaling $241,995 in his Federal Election Commission filing earlier this month. In the first six months of the year, Palmer reported total receipts of $258,596.69. Of this, $241,995 were contributions, $15,843.53 were transfers from other authorized committees and $758.16 were offsets to operating expenses. Palmer reported making no … Continued
July 30, 2019

Palmer, Brooks vote against 2019 Budget Deal

Congressmen Gary Palmer, R-Hover, and Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville both voted on Thursday against the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019, which moves to increase discretionary spending limits and suspends the national debt limit. “I fully understand the need to rebuild our military, which was significantly diminished by ill-conceived fiscal policy decisions during the previous administration,” Palmer … Continued
July 26, 2019

Palmer and Rogers say that raising minimum wage would hurt the economy

Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed controversial piece of legislation that, if passed by the Senate and signed into law by the President, would raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour. Congressmen Gary Palmer, R-Hoover and Mike Rogers, R-Saks both voted against the bill and warned that implementing such a proposal could potentially … Continued
July 19, 2019

Palmer and Norman introduce bill to requiring accurate abortion reporting

Congressman Gary Palmer, R-Hoover, and Congressman Ralph Norman, R-South Carolina, introduced H.R. 3580, the Ensuring Accurate and Complete Data Reporting Act, on Friday. The purpose of 3580 is to improve the reporting of abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Accurate and transparent reporting on abortion and children who survive abortion attempts … Continued
July 3, 2019

Zeigler says recent U.S. Senate poll was “fatally flawed”

State Auditor Jim Zeigler said a poll of the U.S. Senate Republican primary is “fatally flawed.” The state auditor said that the poll omitted four potential candidates with name recognition. Those omitted included Zeigler himself, who has formed an exploratory campaign eyeing a possible run for the Senate seat now held by Democrat Doug Jones. … Continued
April 22, 2019

Poll: Roy Moore top choice of likely GOP primary voters in 2020

A new poll released Tuesday has former U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore as the top choice among GOP primary voters likely to vote in upcoming 2020 Senate election. The same poll found voters split on their approval Sen. Doug Jones’ job performance, but a majority would vote regardless to replace him. In the poll, Jones’ … Continued
April 16, 2019

Palmer bill would let seniors opt out of Medicare without losing Social Security benefits

Congressman Gary Palmer, R-Hoover, reintroduced the Retirement Freedom Act HR2108 on Thursday, which would allow senior citizens to opt out of Medicare without losing their Social Security benefits. Companion legislation was introduced by Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Mike Lee, R-Utah. “This bill would empower seniors by giving them more control over their healthcare decisions,” … Continued
April 15, 2019

House Republicans support bill on medical care for children born alive after attempted abortion

Alabama’s congressional Republicans joined dozens of House Republicans in signing a discharge petition for H.R.962, the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. The bill would have required health care providers to provide medical care to babies born alive after attempted abortions. If a majority of House members, 218 members, sign the discharge petition, House Democrats … Continued
April 3, 2019

Alabama delegation asks federal government for relief from Medicare Wage Index

U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, announced that members of the Alabama congressional delegation have sent a letter to Administrator Seema Verma of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to encourage the agency to use the proposed rule for the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) in fiscal year 2020 to provide relief from the … Continued
March 29, 2019