Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Congressmen John Yarmuth (KY-3) and Andy Barr (KY-6) today announced a friendly wager of locally distilled Kentucky Bourbon on Friday night’s NCAA Sweet 16 Dream Game between the University of Louisville Cardinals and the University of Kentucky Wildcats.
LEXINGTON - Congressman Andy Barr today announced an invitation to participate in the Congressional Art Competition to all high school students in the Sixth District. The contest, “An Artistic Discovery,” began in 1982 as a way to recognize and encourage the artistic talent of our country’s youth.
LEXINGTON – On Thursday, March 20, Congressman Andy Barr will be joined by local physicians, healthcare providers, and hospital administrators at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy for a roundtable to discuss the impact his legislation, the bipartisan Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act, would have on their ability to provide better, more affordable care to their patients.
Bills Pass Out of Committee with Broad Bipartisan Support
Washington - Today, the House Committee on Financial Services approved two pieces of legislation introduced by Congressman Andy Barr. Both H.R. 2672, the Helping Expand Lending Practices and Rural Communities Act, or the HELP Rural Communities Act, and H.R.
WASHINGTON - As Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Horse Caucus, Congressmen Andy Barr (R-KY) and Paul Tonko (D-NY) hosted the first meeting of the Caucus on March 5, 2014.
The Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act reduces malpractice risk for physicians who use evidence-based guidelines
WASHINGTON – Congressmen Andy Barr (R-KY) and Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) today announced that they have introduced the bipartisan Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act.
Includes Barr Amendment to Protect Kentucky Families and Jobs
Washington - Congressman Andy Barr released the following statement regarding H.R. 2804, the Achieving Less Excess in Regulation and Requiring Transparency (ALERRT) Act, which passed the House of Representatives today:
WASHINGTON - Congressman Barr released the following statement on the debt limit:
"Today, I voted against legislation to increase the debt limit because it would have been unfair to young people and the next generation to raise the debt ceiling without real reforms that restrain spending and put our nation back on a path to a balanced budget.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Andy Barr released the following statement following his support of an Amendment to S. 25, which passed the House by a bipartisan vote of 326-90-1:
Bill Holds Members of Congress Accountable for Spending Decisions, Ties Congressional Pay to Spending Reduction Targets
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Barr introduced H.R. 4021, the Debt Limit Reform and Congressional Pay for Performance Act of 2014, which creates a new formula for establishing the debt ceiling based on the size of the economy and a declining schedule of spending targets.