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
January 2016
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1/6/16 | Barr Votes to Repeal Obamacare, Defund Planned Parenthood |
December 2015
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12/3/15 | Barr Votes for Long-Term Transportation Bill |
12/2/15 | Barr’s HELP in Rural Communities Act Included in Final Version of Major Transportation Bill |
October 2015
July 2015
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7/28/15 | Barr Votes to Rein in Federal Overreach |
7/16/15 | Barr, Tonko Introduce Thoroughbred Horseracing Integrity Act |
June 2015
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6/25/15 | Congressman Barr Reacts to Supreme Court Ruling |
6/18/15 | Barr Votes to Hold Obama Administration Accountable in Trade Negotiations |