After being hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, our country must be focused on economic growth and recovery. That is why I am advocating for policies that will strengthen small businesses, families and encourage Americans to go back to work and reclaim our way of life. Some of this work includes:
- Helped craft the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which provided over $7 billion in forgivable loans to small businesses in the Commonwealth. Not only did PPP save businesses, the program kept paychecks flowing to thousands of Kentucky families.
- Cosponsoring the Help Wanted Act. Small businesses in Kentucky and throughout the United States are having a difficult time attracting employees back into the workforce due to enhanced unemployment benefits. This legislation requires every state to reinstate the “work-search” requirement for unemployment benefits and requires unemployment recipients to show proof of a job search to receive benefits. Additionally, the legislation strikes a provision from the CARES Act that allows individuals to collect unemployment if they voluntarily left their job. Finally, the legislation would prohibit the use of generic concerns about COVID-19 as a reason for turning down offers of employment.
- Fighting to maintain the Trump-era tax cuts I voted for that propelled our economy to the best jobs’ numbers in history and rising wages for the middle-class. These tax cuts doubled the standard deduction, expanded the child tax credit, and delivered a $2,051 tax cut for the average family of four in Kentucky’s Sixth District.
More on Jobs and the Economy
November 2019
| Date | Title |
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| 11/6/19 | McConnell and Barr Announce $10.2 Million Transportation Grant for Bourbon and Scott Counties |
April 2019
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| 4/18/19 | Kentucky to Receive Funding to Implement Congressman Andy Barr’s CAREER Act Transitional Housing Program |
February 2019
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| 2/26/19 | Rep. Barr Thanks Department for Local Government for Support of Sixth District Community Development Block Grant Projects |
October 2018
| Date | Title |
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| 10/11/18 | Barr Announces Awarded Grants for Two Lexington Substance-Abuse Recovery Centers |
| 10/1/18 | Barr Votes for Historic, Bipartisan Opioid Package to Fight Epidemic in Kentucky |
September 2018
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 9/28/18 | Barr Votes to Make Tax Cuts Permanent for Kentuckians |
July 2018
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| 7/17/18 | Barr Statement on JOBS and Investor Confidence Act |
June 2018
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| 6/14/18 | House Passes Barr's Legislation to Fight Opioid Epidemic |
May 2018
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| 5/9/18 | Rep. Barr Fights Opioid Epidemic by Empowering Kentuckians |
March 2018
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| 3/21/18 | Congressman Barr Receives 2018 Spirit of Enterprise Award |