Rep. Gary Palmer (R-AL, 6th District) was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2014 after a 24-year career as the president of the conservative think tank, the Alabama Policy Institute. In the House, he has served on the Committees on Budget, Oversight and Government Reform, and Science, Space, and Technology, as well as the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis.
Palmer on Climate Change
Despite serving on the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, Rep. Palmer is skeptical of anthropogenic climate change. He often discredits climate science, saying at a committee hearing, “There’s a number of examples that indicates that the science is not completely settled, although I think that the consensus is that the climate is changing, I’m not sure the consensus is that it’s all anthropomorphic— I’m certain the consensus is that it’s not all anthropomorphic.”
Palmer has consistently voted anti-environmentally, earning him a 1% lifetime score on the League of Conservation Voters website.
Palmer and Friends
According to the Center for Responsive Politics, Palmer received over $70,000 from Agribusiness Political Action Committees (PACs) for the 2018 election and $13,000 from Oil and Gas PACs.
The representative votes in line with President Trump 94% of the time, according to the FiveThirtyEight website.
See Also
David Rouzer
Ross Spano
Steve Chabot
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