Andy Barr

I would like to thank the chairman and his staff for the hard work that went into crafting this legislation, coordinating with the insurance industry and the diverse array of stakeholders and consumers. Mr. Speaker, for about 150 years…

Today I rise to mark the end of a long, harsh, partisan, politicized campaign, unprecedented in American history. I am not talking about the recent election. No. We are finally at the end of the Obama administration's 8-year assault on…

This is probably been one of the more disruptive to my organization internally.

I do think that that you are right, that sometimes less can be more in terms of actually providing for an accountable system...

I think about the community banks and credit unions in my district.

But I have to think about those 600 Kentuckians.

We've been fighting for regulatory relief for these small community banks, and these credit unions, that, frankly, represent competition to big banks like you.

I share in my colleagues' outrage over the unethical and illegal sales practices at Wells Fargo...

So you've said that you want to make this right, but I would say that my constituents, who have been damaged by your conduct, would say that culture that allowed that to happen, that's a rotten culture.

I want to commend my colleague, Congressman Ellison, for looking at the issue of credit invisibility and looking at the possibility of helping improve credit accessing and inclusion, particularly for low-income Americans.

This is evidence why the Iran deal is bad for America. It is bad for Israel. It is bad for our allies. And it is bad in terms of preventing terrorism.

To Ms. Sard's testimony that only one in four families in need or who are eligible for Section 8 housing is actually getting those vouchers...

You know, hard to say if there are preferred, but I can tell you that all of the implementers have to show themselves as presently responsible.

On rollcall No. 406, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.'' (By unanimous consent, Mr. Barton was allowed to speak out of order.) 2016 Congressional Baseball Game

Thank you for your leadership on this task force over the last year. This has been an important exercise in determining how we can better disrupt and degrade terrorist organizations through the financial streams that seem to end up in…

But that is really what is happening according to a lot of the market participants.

Let me follow up on a question, a specific question about this issue that I asked you in February.

Do you agree that market liquidity has declined since the implementation of these post-crisis regulations?

ABA supports Rep. Andy Barr's (R-Ky.)

Secretary Kerry, about 5 months ago, in Switzerland, at the World Economic Forum, acknowledged that sanctions relief will likely go to terrorists.

I thank Mr. Reichert--Congressman, colleague, and sheriff--for this opportunity to support National Police Week and, more importantly, to thank him for his long career in law enforcement and his service. Yesterday, Mr. Speaker, I had the…

That is why I want to bring to your attention legislation I have introduced. H.R. 867, the Aged Distilled Spirits Competitiveness Act of 2015.

I would like to commend to your attention H.R. 3671, the Race Horse Cost Recovery Act.

On rollcall No. 182, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.''

We know that what we have been doing in the past 50 years has failed.