×Congressman Gary Palmer of the Sixth District of Alabama speaks at the Shelby County Chamber annual prayer breakfast at the Pelham Civic Complex on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025.

Today’s world can be a difficult and sometimes hostile environment for Christians, but there are many believers in Washington, D.C., striving to live for Christ, Congressman Gary Palmer told the Shelby County Chamber at a prayer breakfast Tuesday morning.

There are Congress members meeting for prayer three to four times a week, but it’s not always easy to operate in a Christlike manner in that environment, Palmer, a Republican from Hoover, said in his speech at the Pelham Civic Complex.

“I work in an environment where that’s a challenge every day,” he said. “There are some people that I really don’t like. It’s hard t

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