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Palmer Warns About Nuclear Deal

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter 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.” Congressman … Continued
July 21, 2015

Palmer Calls Trump a Megalomaniac

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter US Representative Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) spoke to a crowd of 38 members of the Republican Women of Shelby County (RWSC) on Saturday, July 18.  While Congressman Palmer did not get into which Republican Presidential candidate he preferred, he did blast GOP Primary contender Donald Trump, the billionaire developer/television … Continued
July 20, 2015

Bentley Tells Congress that Prison Reform Hinges Upon Adequate Funding

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, July 14 Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to highlight Alabama’s prison reform efforts.  While touting the state’s progress towards reforming the Corrections System in Alabama, Gov. Bentley told the Committee that, “The success of the Prison Reform Bill hinges … Continued
July 15, 2015

Palmer Comments on OPM Director Katherine Archuleta’s Resignation

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, July 10, Congressman Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) announced his agreement with the decision of former Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Katherine Archuleta to resign, following the massive data breach that resulted in millions of current and former Federal employees having sensitive personal information stolen by international cyber … Continued
July 13, 2015

Palmer Applauds CMS Decision

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, July 7, Congressman Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) announced his agreement with the recently announced decision of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to create a year-long transition period during the implementation of ICD-10, the coding system tied to Medicare and Medicaid. Representative Palmer said in a … Continued
July 9, 2015

Inhofe, Vitter, Sessions Caution EPA on Costs to Brick MACT Regulations

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, July 2, US Senators Jim Inhofe (R-Oklahoma), Chairman of the US Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee; David Vitter (R-Louisiana.), Chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure EPW Subcommitte; and Jeff Sessions (R-AL), sent a letter today to US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy requesting … Continued
July 7, 2015

Alabama Congressional Delegation Reflects on Anniversary of Nation’s Birth

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter Saturday was the Fourth of July, and many members of Congress, including most of the Alabama Delegation in the US House of Representatives, took the time to post messages to their constituents and followers on social media. Congressman Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) wrote: “I love America because it truly is a … Continued
July 6, 2015

Oden Comments on US Supreme Court Decision Rejecting EPA Standards

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter Monday, June 29, 2015, the US Supreme Court ruled against new rules by President Obama’s US Environmental Protection Agency in a 5-4 ruling.  Alabama Public Service Commissioner Jeremy Oden (R) issued a stamen supporting the ruling by our nation’s highest court. Commissioner Oden wrote, “I am pleased with the US … Continued
June 30, 2015

Alabama’s Leaders Respond to Supreme Court’s Decision on Obamacare

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday June 25, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a 6-3 ruling to uphold the nationwide tax subsidies included in the Affordable Care Act, even in states like Alabama that elected not to implement the costly state insurance exchanges.  The subsidies are a core component of … Continued
June 26, 2015