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House Passes Budget Resolution

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, May 25, the Republican controlled US House of Representatives passed the Republican budget resolution.  Several members of the Alabama Congressional delegation commented on the budget proposal. Congressman Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) said in a statement, “We face a fiscal crisis in America.  We spend more than we earn and … Continued
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March 26, 2015

Shelby and Palmer Reaffirm Commitment to Repeal Obamacare

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, March 23 marked the fifth anniversary of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, better known popularly as “Obamacare.”  U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R from Alabama) and U.S. Representatives Gary Palmer (R from Hoover) and Martha Roby (R from Montgomery) issued statements to reaffirm their commitments to … Continued
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March 24, 2015

Palmer Says We Must End Era of Relentless Deficits

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, March 17, US Representative Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) released a statement following the release of a House GOP proposed FY 2016 budget. Congressman Palmer serves on the House Budget Committee.  Representative Palmer said in a statement, “One of my first priorities as a member of Congress is getting the … Continued
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March 18, 2015

Obama Wins Showdown with Congress over Amnesty

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter In November the American people gave Republicans majorities in both Houses of Congress for the first time since 2006. Despite polling that shows that 58 percent of the American people oppose President Barack H. Obama’s immigration policies, on Tuesday, March 3 a bipartisan groups of Congress members voted for … Continued
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March 4, 2015

Palmer Critical of FCC’s “Net Neutrality” Order

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, March 2, US Representative Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) released a statement in which he strongly disagrees with the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) “net neutrality” order and criticizes the rules as both an unnecessary and beyond the scope of power prescribed to the FCC by Congress. Congressman Palmer said … Continued
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March 3, 2015

Roby, Byrne, Palmer Disappointed By President’s Veto

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, February 25, President Barack Hussein Obama vetoed bipartisan legislation that would have authorized construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline. The pipeline would carry Canadian tar sands oil to the United States for refining creating thousands of new high paying jobs. Many in Congress were stung by the President’s decision … Continued
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February 25, 2015

House Passes Byrne Bill To Repeal Obamacare

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, February 3, US Representative Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) issued a written statement after House passage of the Byrne sponsored bill to repeal and replace the controversial Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, popularly referred to as “Obamacare.”  Byrne’s bill, H.R. 596, passed in the Republican controlled US … Continued
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February 4, 2015

Obama Proposes Nearly $4 Trillion Budget For Fiscal Year 2016

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, February 2, President Barack Hussein Obama unveiled a nearly $4 trillion fiscal 2016 budget.  US Senator Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) and US Representative Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) have both released written statements regarding President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2016 budget proposal. Senator Shelby said, “President Obama’s budget blueprint is once … Continued
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February 3, 2015

Hundreds Rally for School Choice In Montgomery

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, January 27, hundreds of Alabama school children and their parents joined Alabama Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard (R-Auburn) in a rally in front of the state capital demanding that the state of Alabama offer more education choices to students such as charter schools and expanding the … Continued
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January 29, 2015