Andy Barr: “The program does indeed need reform, there are governance issues, and there is a lost capacity to monitor some of these…”

Kentucky has demonstrated that hemp can be successfully regulated while supporting farmers and protecting consumers.

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.

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…

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…