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Palmer: POTUS and the Republican Majorities are Just Getting Started

January 30, 2018 Press Release

For Immediate Release

Media Contact: Cate Cullen (202)225-4921

Palmer: POTUS and the Republican Majorities are Just Getting Started

Washington, DC - Congressman Palmer released the following statement after President Trump's State of the Union Address.

Funding for the Security of Our Nation

July 19, 2017 Press Release

Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL) released the following statement after the House Budget Committee passed the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget.

Palmer Challenges ICE Director on Release of Criminal Aliens

April 29, 2016 Press Release

Palmer: Acts This Morning Go Beyond Terror

March 22, 2016 Press Release

Washington D.C. – Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL) released the following statement following the terrorist attacks in Brussels, Belgium this morning:

Alabama delegation votes on $1.1 trillion Omnibus bill

December 18, 2015 In The News

The U.S. House of Representatives approved a $1.1 trillion spending bill by an overwhelming 316-113 vote Friday morning, wrapping up a frenzied month of legislating just in time for the lawmakers to head home for the holidays.

Palmer Opposes Omnibus, Calls for Return to Regular Order on Spending

December 18, 2015 Press Release

For Immediate Release Washington D.C. – Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL), a member of the House Budget Committee, voted against H.R. 2029, the “Omnibus” spending bill, because it doesn’t abide by the budget resolution passed by the House and it failed to include necessary policy corrections.

Palmer Questions Admin Officials on Terrorist Travel, “Too many holes in the bucket.”

December 17, 2015 Press Release

Washington D.C. – Today at an Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing entitled “Terrorist Travel: Vetting for National Security Concerns,” Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL), questioned Obama Administration officials about threats from terrorists entering our country by taking advantage of our visa laws. This threat has become more urgent after the recent attack in San Bernardino, California, where one perpetrator, Tashfeen Malik, was a foreign national who was cleared to enter the U.S. by exploiting weak points in our visa laws.

Congress Authorizes National Computer Forensics Institute in Hoover, AL

November 30, 2015 Press Release

Washington D.C. – U.S. Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL) is pleased that Congress passed H.R. 3490, the NCFI Authorization Act, which fully authorizes The National Computer Forensics Institute in Hoover, Alabama.

“The National Computer Forensics Institute is a one-of-a-kind facility that trains scores of officers, prosecutors and judges from all 50 states in cyber-security, and has graduates from hundreds of agencies,” Palmer said. “I am pleased that the House supports its full authorization.”

Palmer Speaks on H.R. 3490 and the National Computer Forensics Institute

November 30, 2015 Video

American SAFE Act of 2015: Alabama House delegation unanimous in halting Obama's Syrian refugee plan

November 19, 2015 In The News

Alabama's House delegation was unanimous in voting to put plans for the U.S. to take in Iraqi and Syrian refugees on hold for at least two years on Thursday, helping the lower chamber reach a veto-proof majority against President Barack Obama. The legislation passed by a vote of 289-137.