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June 9, 2026
Washington, D.C. — Tonight, Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) voted for the Secure America Act (S.2) to provide funding for Customs and Border Protection (CBP), which passed the House by a vote of 214-212.

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June 9, 2026
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) joined lawmakers from the Michigan delegation in urging President Trump to swiftly issue a Major Disaster declaration for Michigan following the severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, high winds, large hail and torrential rainfall across the state in April.

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June 4, 2026
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America’s campaign finance system has gotten out of control. The outrageous price tag on running for public office has forced candidates and elected officials to spend far too much time asking megadonors — many of whom have never even been to their district — for donations. Leading up to the 2024 election, Americans watched as $16 billion dollars were spent on ads nobody wanted to watch while their own voices were drowned out.


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June 4, 2026
Washington, D.C. — Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) today launched the fifth pillar of his Blueprint for a Better America: Reforming Campaign Finance. Included is Barrett’s Constitutional Campaign Finance Reform Amendment.

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June 3, 2026
Washington, D.C. — Tonight, Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) hosted a successful interactive town hall with more than 3,000 constituents over the phone and online from across Michigan’s 7th Congressional District.

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June 3, 2026
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) again voted in support of a measure to require authorization from Congress before continuing military operations in Iran.

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June 3, 2026
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Thousands of American service members were put in an impossible position during the COVID-19 pandemic: receive the vaccine or leave the military. Thanks to the Biden administration’s misguided vaccine mandate, thousands of selfless men and women were forced out of the service before completing their careers, many of whom lost the ability to transfer their earned GI Bill benefits to their children. For military families who had planned their futures around those benefits, that opportunity was taken away overnight.


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June 2, 2026
Bath, Mich. — Today, Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) joined Clinton County County Road Commission officials at Chandler Road on the border of Bath and DeWitt townships — the site of a future road repair project for which he secured federal funding through the bipartisan appropriations bill that passed Congress in February and was signed into law.

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June 2, 2026
Washington, D.C. — Last week, Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) introduced the COVID-19 Military Mandate Transparency Act to begin the process of restoring benefits for service members forced into retirement over the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

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May 22, 2026
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The heroic men and women in our military make sacrifices and put their lives on the line to defend the American people and our freedom. For too many of our veterans, however, one moment serving overseas can tragically change their life forever.