By adopting a total standard, rather than focusing on a single cannabinoid, the bill provides a practical, science-based approach to regulating intoxicating products.
Andy Barr
The Public Record
Andy Hale Barr is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Kentucky's 6th congressional district since 2013. Born on July 24, 1973, Barr has focused on various issues during his tenure, including agriculture, economic development, and regulatory reform. He has been an advocate for Kentucky's agricultural sector and has emphasized the need for legal workers in the hospitality industry. Barr has also been vocal about his opposition to certain diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, reflecting a broader trend among some Republican lawmakers.
We believe this strikes the right balance — allowing farmers to continue growing a profitable, legitimate crop while ensuring intoxicating hemp products are appropriately regulated as adult-only products with strict age restrictions for…
We worked closely with Kentucky farmers, industry stakeholders, and House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig to develop a commonsense, bipartisan framework that supports American agriculture while protecting consumers and…
If we lose this seat in the Senate in Kentucky, we will lose the Senate, and if we lose the Senate, we will lose our country. That is literally what’s on the line.
This legislation protects Kentucky agriculture, safeguards consumers, and establishes a commonsense regulatory framework that allows this important industry to continue to grow while ensuring products are safe and kept out of the hands of…
Kentucky has demonstrated that hemp can be successfully regulated while supporting farmers and protecting consumers.
This legislation builds on that success by creating a national framework that rewards responsible producers, eliminates bad actors, and ensures consumers have confidence in the products they purchase.
Common sense tells us that we are a nation of immigrants, and that we welcome people to our country, but they have to come legally, or they should not be here at all. Common sense tells us that you have to show a voter ID in order to vote…
Today in America, freedom is under attack. A growing powerful left-wing woke socialist and crazy ideology is on the march. If we let it, it will come to Kentucky. And my fellow Republicans, I will not let it.
Because of the competition of that primary I am today a better candidate and now as was noted, we have to come together, unite as a party, and join with like-minded independents and common-sense Democrats to finish the job. The stakes are…
Homeownership is a cornerstone of the American Dream, but for too many families, it’s becoming unattainable.
Some of these ‘nativists,’ frankly, are directly at odds with the agriculture sector in Kentucky.
At the same time, our agriculture sector, our hospitality sector in Kentucky, they certainly need legal workers.
In the Senate, no one will fight harder to keep the border closed and deport illegals.
Some of these ‘nativists,’ frankly, are directly at odds with the agriculture sector in Kentucky. We are a nation of immigrants, but we are also a nation of laws.
Just to conclude, we want to avoid eroding the deposit base and starving the private sector of conventional bank financing. The GENIUS Act will not erode the deposit base. It will allow banks to issue and custody stablecoins and…
Praying for the Kentucky State Trooper injured today and all parishioners injured at Richmond Road Baptist Church.
Some of these ‘nativists,’ frankly, are directly at odds with the agriculture sector in Kentucky. We are a nation of immigrants, but we are also a nation of laws.
At the same time, our agriculture sector, our hospitality sector in Kentucky, they certainly need legal workers, the horse industry, I’ve had the privilege of representing them and the great thing about the president’s policies that will…
Reducing the efficiency of bank M&A can be a deterrent to healthy bank transactions. It can reduce the effectiveness of M&A activity that preserves the presence of community banks in underserved areas, prevent institutions from pursuing…
I will finish the story. The tire was irreparable. She had to buy a new tire for a couple of hundred dollars she didn't have. She was not able to keep up with her car. She had to buy the new tire. There was no choice. She ran her debit…





