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On the recordJuly 8, 2025
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 secure the border and keep our communities safe is that it will create the opportunity to streamline our overly bureaucratic legal guest worker programs so that our signature industries have the labor they need.
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Andy Barr
Republican · Kentucky

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Barr discusses the need for legal workers in Kentucky's agriculture and hospitality sectors.

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