Andy Barr

the top corporate income tax rate, which by the way is the highest in the world right now, would also have to increase from 35 percent to 88 percent.

People in my district are smart. They know it is a problem that the Federal Government spends significantly more than it takes in.

Today, the House has the chance to more permanently establish in law a provision that firefighters across Kentucky's 6th District have told me is vital to their ability to continue protecting our communities. The Protecting Volunteer…

I thank the gentleman from Texas, and I rise in support today of the Hire More Heroes Act sponsored by my friend and colleague from Illinois, Congressman Rodney Davis. I applaud the work of Congressman Davis in championing this cause. I…

I take it from your testimony that FSOC has failed to properly coordinate and limit this--the contradiction that we see in a lot of these regulations.

On rollcall No. 75 I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.'' Amendment No. 11 Offered by Mr. George Miller of California The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on the…

This legislation is about holding Washington accountable. The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection is one of the most powerful and unaccountable agencies in the entire Federal Government. Unfortunately, the Bureau reaches deeply into…

I thank the gentleman and my friend from Pennsylvania for yielding. I appreciate the hard work that both he and his staff have put into this important amendment, which I had the pleasure to join him in introducing. As I indicated earlier…

I thank the chairman for his leadership on the ALERRT Act, and I appreciate the opportunity to respond to my friends on the other side of the aisle who talk about the importance of taking into consideration workers in America. And I would…

It appears to me that at least one HUD official has also obstructed Congress in violation of Federal law.

This is not and should not be about partisan politics.

I was very surprised and disappointed to see that the Department of Justice has declined to prosecute any of the HUD officials identified in your report.

I thank the gentlelady for organizing this Special Order and her leadership in highlighting a real problem in our country right now. The President of the United States the other night in the State of the Union made an observation, and the…

In his State of the Union address last week, the President described an economy in which income inequality has deepened and upward mobility has stalled. Unfortunately, in many respects, he is right. The poor are worse off today than we…

I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania for his leadership on this important issue. Unfortunately, Mr. Speaker, the more we learn about ObamaCare, the more disappointing it becomes. The American people continue to be disappointed that…

The reason why these countries are in poverty and the reason why these people are in poverty is because they don't have access to affordable, reliable, baseload power. Coal is a proven technology.

We want to see a future for the coal industry and the vitality of the American coal industry.

Bath County is very much an agricultural and rural county.

I am proud to be a co-sponsor of H.R. 2672, the CFPB Rural Designation Petition and Correction Act.

This is a county in my district which I have visited many times.

For the last 4 years, President Obama repeatedly promised the American people that if you like your health care plan, you can keep it. But for Melody in Lexington, Kentucky, that is simply not true. Melody received a notice that her health…

I seek to remedy this one-size-fits-all regulation by transferring the licensing authority for the Valley View Ferry from Federal operating licensing to a State-based operating license.

I would like to thank Chairman Hunter, Ranking Member Garamendi, and the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation for holding this hearing.

I want to thank the gentlelady from Missouri for her leadership in leading this Special Order. Many Americans watching on TV right now are frustrated. They are angry with what they are seeing in Washington. They don't understand why…

The President says ObamaCare should not be part of any negotiations to fund the government or raise the debt limit. But my constituents in Kentucky recognize the President's health care law for what it actually is--a massive increase in…