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
April 2015
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4/22/15 | Barr Supports Bipartisan TPA Agreement |
4/16/15 | Barr Votes to Repeal the Death Tax |
March 2015
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3/17/15 | Barr Introduces Financial Regulatory Reform Package |
February 2015
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2/11/15 | Barr Fights for Kentucky Bourbon Jobs |
2/5/15 | Barr Votes to Give Small Businesses Flexibility in the Regulatory Process |
January 2015
December 2014
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12/17/14 | Barr’s Provision to Protect Kentucky Jobs and Equine Industry Approved by House and Senate |