WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release:

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Barr Backs Trump on Removing Lisa Cook from Federal Reserve Board

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Washington, D.C.-- Today, U.S. Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY), Chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, backed President Trump's decision to remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Barr released the following statement: