Andy Barr

I thank my friend, the gentleman from Louisiana for that stirring story, and I appreciate what he had to say. Every generation in America has had to fight for freedom and fight for free enterprise. And I am reminded by a couple generations…

Tonight we find ourselves at a crossroads in the history of our great Nation, a nation founded upon the simple, self-evident truth that we are endowed by our Creator ``with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty…

I want to personally thank the Congressman and millions of Americans of his generation and those servicemen and -women who answered the call and served their country and fought to defend our freedom. Future generations of Americans are…

I thank my friend from the great State of Texas for his vigorous defense of freedom, limited government, and capitalism. I certainly appreciate his words and his friendship. Mr. Speaker, may I inquire as to how much remaining time I have…

there is no doubt that the expensing provisions and bonus depreciation accelerated business investment, and improved productivity.

the best thing we can do in a bipartisan way in this Congress is to pass the USMCA.

the decline in capital expenditures is not attributable to anything other than trade uncertainty.

congressional intent is not only that the regulators confirm the legality of industrial hemp and hemp-related retailers under the Farm Bill

I want to thank General Bergman for his service to this country and for his leadership with the Improve Act.

I am very heartened that there is bipartisan support for this bill and it deserves bipartisan support.

The stability provided by their private equity backers allows them to confidently make investments in their workforce, facilities, and technology.

Did private equity forestall bankruptcy of Toys R Us or did it cause it?

I can assure you, as the former president of Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky, this amendment was offered very much in good faith. It is disappointing, and it is deeply ironic, given that lack of childcare, while certainly not solely a woman's…

I thank my good friend, Dr. Roe. I wish the gentleman a happy belated Veterans Day, and I hope he had a good weekend. I certainly did back home in Lexington, Kentucky, at Veterans Park with the Veterans Park Elementary School choir singing…

So, to conclude and to summarize, Mr. Chairman, we can and should update our AML/BSA laws, and we can and should give FinCEN and law enforcement better visibility into the beneficial ownership information of firms vulnerable to money…

In 2014 this House unanimously passed the Ukraine Freedom Support Act. That legislation authorized funds to ``counter corruption, and improve transparency and accountability of institutions that are part of the Government of Ukraine.''…

I thank my friend from North Carolina for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in opposition to H.R. 2513, the Corporate Transparency Act. I do so regrettably. While I agree with the objective of the bill to help law enforcement crack down…

Did you observe, in serving your customers after the Qualified Mortgage rule went into effect, that that materially reduced access to mortgage credit for your customers?

I guess what I am getting at is, did the inflexible, rigid 43 percent debt-to-income rule limit your ability to originate mortgages for your customers?

We know the Democrats' hyperpartisan closed- door impeachment process lacks any semblance of fundamental fairness. We know from the transcript between President Trump and President Zelensky that there was no quid pro quo. But what many…

I firmly believe that if someone takes out a loan or buys something on credit, he or she should pay back what is owed.

So many of these post-9/11 veterans now deserve and they have earned the support of this Congress.

In memory of those who sacrificed for our country, of course, the 3,000 Americans who lost their lives in the attacks in 9/11.

Congress created this crisis. Congress created the forbearance option.

I think all of this is Exhibit A, of not just the total incompetence of the Federal Government but the victimization of students by Congress.