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May 8, 2026
Lansing, Mich. — This week, Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) traveled across mid-Michigan to celebrate four federal investments he secured to strengthen public safety and improve infrastructure.

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May 7, 2026
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Two things have been clear from the very beginning of President Trump’s military operation in Iran: these terrorists cannot be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon and the United States of America cannot be dragged into another endless war.

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May 7, 2026
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) introduced an Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) to provide a clear and defined mission objective, limit the scope of approved military action, and establish a firm deadline for the conflict in Iran.

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May 5, 2026
Burns Township, Mich. — Today, Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) met with Shiawassee County officials to review the closed New Lothrop Road Bridge that he secured $1 million in federal funding to replace.

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May 5, 2026
In case you missed it, Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) wrote an op-ed in The Detroit News today, describing how the current trend of redrawing congressional districts years before the next Census weakens American voters’ representation in Congress.

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May 4, 2026
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The recent rise of prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket are changing the betting landscape in America. For the first time ever, people have a place to wager on everything from the weather in Chicago to the winner of an election in Kalamazoo.

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May 4, 2026
Washington, D.C. — Last week, Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) co-sponsored the bipartisan Preventing Real-time Exploitation and Deceptive Insider Congressional Trading (PREDICT) Act (H.R. 8076) to prevent senior government officials from betting in prediction markets and profiting off insider knowledge.

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May 1, 2026
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Mid-Michigan farmers work too hard to be constantly left guessing. For years, Washington kicked the Farm Bill down the road, and our producers paid the price with uncertainty and short-term patches instead of the long-term stability they deserve.

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April 29, 2026
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The men and women who put on the uniform to defend the United States have earned every resource our country has to offer that can help them achieve the American Dream of homeownership. For decades, the VA Home Loan Program has helped countless service members and veterans afford a home by providing loans with competitive interest rates and no down payment required.

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April 29, 2026
Washington, D.C. — Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) joined Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03), House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Mike Bost (IL-12), Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02), and Congressman Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) to introduce the VA Home Loan Affordability Act (H.R. 8532).