Jobs
If we’re going to have long-term economic growth and job creation, we must ensure that our workforce has the skills they need to participate in modern manufacturing, agriculture, and services while reducing uncertainty for employers so that they can hire again. The government does not exist to “create jobs.” Time and again, the United States economy has demonstrated that it is the greatest engine of innovation and prosperity that has ever existed. It is past time that the federal government stands aside and lets the American spirit of hard work and entrepreneurship flourish.
My goal in Congress is to restore the federal government’s traditional role of supporting and overseeing the private sector, rather than picking economic winners and losers. In this effort, I have focused on initiatives to benefit the signature industries of the Sixth District: horses, automobiles, coal, bourbon, tobacco, tourism, healthcare, and education, among others.
I am pleased to serve on a number of congressional caucuses dedicated to job creation and advancing issues of concern to these and other key industries, including the Congressional Horse Caucus where I serve as Chairman, the Congressional Bourbon Caucus, the Congressional Coal Caucus, the House Manufacturing Caucus, the Congressional Automotive Caucus, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus, and the Congressional Veterans Job Caucus.
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WASHINGTON - Congressman Andy Barr issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5759, the Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act:
"Today I joined a majority of my colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives in response to President Obama’s unlawful Executive Order to pass H.R. 5759, the “Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act.”
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Barr Honored with Award for Manufacturing Legislative Excellence
Nation’s Largest Industrial Trade Association Names Barr “Champion of Manufacturing”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (KY), joined Representatives Ed Whitfield (KY-01) and Andy Barr (KY-06) today in meeting with Postmaster General Patick Donahoe to discuss important postal issues related the consolidation of the mail processing facilities in Lexington and Paducah, and other pressing concerns the impact of their consolidation will have on Kentucky jobs, and postal service standards.
On September 17, 2014, the National Federation of Independent Business, an advocacy association which gives small-business owners on Main Street a voice in public policy-making, announced that they have named Congressman Barr a "Guardian of Small Business" for his outstanding voting record on behalf of America’s small-business owners in the 113th Congress.
Congressman Andy Barr made the following statement upon being recognized:
On September 17, 2014, Congressman Andy Barr spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to honor the career of Mr. James C. Russell, Master Distiller at the Wild Turkey Distillery in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, and to mark the event of his 60th year in the industry.
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Congressman Andy Barr released the following statement today after the House passed H.R. 5078, the Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014, which prevents overreach by the Environmental Protection Agency, reinforces the Clean Water Act of 1972, and upholds the federal-state partnership to regulate America's waters:
LEXINGTON – Congressman Andy Barr released the following statement after touring JENNMAR in Winchester:
LEXINGTON – Congressman Andy Barr took on a new role Friday, August 22, serving as a “Teller for a Day” at the Citizens Guaranty Bank in Berea.
“I enjoyed being a ‘Teller for a Day’ and getting a first-hand look at the kind of hard work being done by community bankers here in Berea and across Kentucky,” said Congressman Barr. “Our community banks are a critical resource for Kentuckians looking to responsibly gain access to the credit they need – including credit to purchase a home, pay for higher education, or even invest in their business.”