Andy Barr: “I am finding it odd that as I look at our spending on Federal housing subsidies, we are spending more money on poverty…”

I urge my colleagues to support this legislation. It is a win-win. It is a win for reforestation, it is a win for the Kentucky bourbon industry, and it certainly will help this important bipartisan legislation, Fix Our Forests Act, pass…

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.

Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 484. ____________________

At the same time, our agriculture sector, our hospitality sector in Kentucky, they certainly need legal workers.