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
December 2017
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12/19/17 | Barr Votes to Send Historic Tax Cuts to President’s Desk |
12/5/17 | Interior Department Recommends Designating Camp Nelson as a National Monument |
November 2017
September 2017
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9/27/17 | Barr Applauds Release of Tax Reform Framework |
August 2017
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8/22/17 | Rep. Barr welcomes Ways and Means Committee Chairman Brady to Kentucky to discuss tax reform |
May 2017
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5/25/17 | Barr and Tonko Introduce Horseracing Integrity Act with Growing Coalition of Support |
April 2017
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4/28/17 | Barr Reintroduces Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act |
4/27/17 | Barr Applauds Introduction of Financial CHOICE Act |