Rep. Andy Barr: If We Take This Once in a Generation Opportunity, We Can Usher in a New Golden Age for the Country

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BARR: "Well, what I heard from President Trump last night, and what I agree with, is that the days of American decline are over and we — if we take this opportunity, this once-in-a-generation opportunity, we can usher in a new golden age for the country. And the key message from President Trump to House Republicans last night was, if we stick together, we can save the country, we can make America great again, make us more prosperous and competitive. And I see it in the private sector. As a member of the Financial Services Committee, my constituents, entrepreneurs, job creators, main street, small businesses, they have hope and optimism about the future because of better policies, because of the potential of extending tax cuts and bonus depreciation and the opportunities for investment, reciprocal trade that will actually level the playing field once again, unleashing American energy dominance. All of this is igniting the animal spirits. And even with competition from communist China with DeepSeek and AI, the race in AI — and I respect Marc Andreessen when he says this is the Sputnik moment — I think this competition, we’re ready for this competition with Donald Trump at the helm, and I think he has a unique capability of uniting Republicans around this agenda."