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Congressman Andy Barr

Representing All the People of Kentucky's Sixth District

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H.R. 2010 - Live by the Laws you Write Act

Congressman Andy Barr introduced H.R. 2010, the Live by the Laws You Write Act, simple, two-page legislation that aims to close Obamacare’s congressional loophole and ensure that Congress and its staff are not exempt from the laws that it writes.

H.R. 2312 - Aged Distilled Spirits Act

Congressman Andy Barr will introduce The Aged Distilled Spirits Competitiveness Act of 2013, legislation correcting a provision of the U.S. tax code that leaves bourbon distillers at a competitive disadvantage against other sectors of the liquor industry.
On May 24, 2013, Congressman Andy Barr introduced H.R. 2212, the Race Horse Cost Recovery Act, which would make permanent for all race horses the three-year depreciation schedule which is subject to expire at the end of this year.

On May 23, 2013, Congressman Andy Barr spoke on the House floor about the Internal Revenue Service scandal:

Mr. Speaker,

The IRS has broken faith with the American people. The agency responsible for administering our tax code has admitted targeting Americans for their political beliefs. 


American families across the country are disappointed, and fearful.

They are disappointed that the Administration that promised "Hope and Change" has used its enforcement power as political weapon.

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, May 22, U.S. Treasury Secretary and former White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew will be appearing before Congressman Andy Barr and the House Committee on Financial Services.  Today, Congressman Barr noted he is looking forward to hearing Secretary Lew’s responses to ongoing questions about the partisan conduct of the Internal Revenue Service and its enforcement of our Nation’s tax code.

WASHINGTON. D.C. – Congressman Andy Barr released the following statement upon passage of H.R. 807, the Full Faith and Credit Act:

Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY) spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to share that Kentucky's outstanding workforce has attracted investment from first-class companies like Toyota, Tiffany and Company, and Bingham McCutchen, pointing out how Congress could continue this trend by enacting more pro-growth policies.

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Mr. Speaker, 

The Sixth District of Kentucky had some good news this month:

• Tiffany and Company added 75 jobs at their Lexington manufacturing plant. 

Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY) spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to share that Kentucky's outstanding workforce has attracted investment from first-class companies like Toyota, Tiffany and Company, and Bingham McCutchen, pointing out how Congress could continue this trend by enacting more pro-growth policies.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Andy Barr today voted in favor of the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Resolution proposed by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, hailing the measure as a plan to “put our nation on a significantly different, more prosperous path.”

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