Press Releases
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November 14, 2025
Washington, D.C. — On Wednesday, key provisions Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) led to authorize and extend critical veteran service programs were extended as part of the government funding legislation (H.R. 5371) President Donald Trump signed into law.
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November 14, 2025
Washington, D.C. — Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) today joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives urging U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to include them and their colleagues in critical discussions around lowering the cost of health care in America.
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November 13, 2025
Washington, D.C. — Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) today announced he secured nearly $4.1 million in federal funding for mid-Michigan communities as part of the government funding package (H.R. 5371) signed into law last night by President Donald Trump.
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November 12, 2025
Washington, D.C. — After 43 days of obstruction by Senate Democrats, the U.S. House of Representatives tonight passed H.R. 5371 with Congressman Tom Barrett’s (MI-07) support to end the longest government shutdown in history.
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October 31, 2025
Lansing, Mich. — Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) released the following statement after a group of demonstrators vandalized his Lansing office during a rally hosted by the Climate Action Campaign, Michigan Families for Fair Care, and Sierra Club Michigan:
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October 29, 2025
Washington, D.C. — Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) today sent a bipartisan letter to the House and Senate Armed Services Committees urging them to protect the squadron of A-10 fighter jets at Michigan’s Selfridge Air National Guard Base from early retirement.
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October 21, 2025
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) sent a bipartisan letter with Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (MI-03) commending the Trump administration for reaching a historic agreement with Finland to acquire up to 11 new icebreaker ships for use in the United States.
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October 14, 2025
In case you missed it, Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) wrote an op-ed published in The Argus-Press last week about the government shutdown, calling on Senate Democrats to support the clean funding bill that he and his colleagues passed in the House.
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September 30, 2025
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) directed the House of Representatives to withhold his pay should a lapse in appropriations result in a shutdown of the federal government at midnight tonight.
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September 19, 2025
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) voted in favor of a clean continuing resolution (H.R. 5371) that passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 217-212. This stopgap funding measure will fund the federal government for seven weeks, prevent a shutdown, and provide additional resources for the protection of public officials at a time of unprecedented political violence in America.