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Gary Palmer

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Gary James Palmer is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Alabama's 6th congressional district since January 6, 2015. A member of the Republican Party, Palmer has focused on issues such as energy independence and national security during his tenure in Congress. He has been vocal about the need to reduce dependence on foreign nations, particularly China, for critical resources. Palmer's legislative efforts often reflect his commitment to conservative principles and the interests of his constituents in Alabama.

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May 9, 2023

The very things that you have to have to build a renewable structure--cement, steel, plastics--the majority of that is produced in China.

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May 9, 2023

And we have this artificial target of trying to achieve net zero by 2050, which under no engineering scenario, no technologies scenario is achievable.

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Apr 27, 2023

the bipartisan PASTEUR Act that Representatives Ferguson and Peters just reintroduced yesterday would set up exactly that kind of subscription model

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Apr 27, 2023

What can we do to improve communication between healthcare facilities and to prevent the overuse or overprescription or misuse of antibiotics?

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Apr 27, 2023

And it would just--it is shocking to think that we could have someone survive a battlefield wound and then die from an infection.

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Apr 25, 2023

China's objective is not to save the planet from climate change. China's objective is to rule the planet as the sole superpower.

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Apr 25, 2023

What people need to understand about this $2-and-a-half to $3 trillion over 10 years that we are having to borrow and pay interest on.

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Apr 25, 2023

I also want to address this other issue of pollution over people and just remind my colleagues that my kids and, hopefully, my future grandkids breathe the same air that everybody else does.

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Apr 25, 2023

I think there needs to be more resources brought to bear and more disciplined management of Federal programs and activities on spending in normal programs, but on emergencies, which we have had and will continue to have.

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Apr 25, 2023

What is the GAO's current estimate of improper payments?

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Apr 25, 2023

Let us just say it is between $250 and $300 billion per year. Just at a static level, we are talking, over a 10-year period, $2-and-a-half to $3 trillion.

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Apr 25, 2023

So would you agree that this mad dash to eliminate all hydrocarbons, particularly natural gas, first of all, is, from a physics and engineering perspective, impossible but, just from a rational sense, insane?

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Apr 18, 2023

The Fourth Amendment was mentioned--obviously, the right of people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects.

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Apr 18, 2023

We should not be allowing any of this information to be shared with, I think, any foreign entity.

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Mar 30, 2023

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye'' on rollcall No. 179. Amendment No. 36 Offered by Mr. Van Drew The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on amendment No. 36…

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Mar 29, 2023

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Alabama will be postponed. Amendment No. 11 Offered by Mr. Perry The Acting CHAIR. It is now…

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Mar 29, 2023

I encourage all my colleagues to support this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Palmer). The question was taken; and the Acting…

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Mar 29, 2023

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 49, after line 7, insert the following: SEC. 10017. GAS KITCHEN RANGES AND OVENS. The Secretary of…

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Mar 29, 2023

No one should have their choices limited by Federal bureaucrats. In fact, these bureaucrats should not have the ability to implement rules like this at all without congressional approval. This amendment shows the clear difference in vision…

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Mar 29, 2023

Federal bureaucrats at the Department of Energy are threatening access to gas stoves for millions of Americans through the rulemaking process. In fact, the DOE admits that up to 50 percent of all gas stoves currently on the market or in…

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Mar 29, 2023

I appreciate the fact that my Democratic colleague admitted that half the stoves do not meet the standard. When he says that half already meet it, you know, by my math, the other half doesn't. Mr. Chairman, this amendment shows the clear…

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Mar 22, 2023

When the Chinese Communist government bought a share of ByteDance, it has been described as the Chinese Communist government's way of quieter form of control.

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Mar 22, 2023

Are you afraid of the Chinese Communist government?

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Mar 8, 2023

I think we need to address these issues with a greater sense of urgency.

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