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November 13, 2025
Mid-Michigan residents deserve to have their tax dollars spent on projects that will have a real and lasting impact on the communities they call home. This has been a top priority for me since the day I got sworn in, which is why I’m proud to announce that Congress and President Trump have approved nearly $4.1 million that I fought for and secured for our district.
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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
Michigan’s Selfridge Air National Guard Base plays a strategic role in securing our national defense and driving our state’s economy. Not only that, the men and women who serve there strengthen our entire region and deserve our support. That’s why I’m working across the aisle in Congress to make sure Selfridge has the resources it needs to defend our nation long into the future.
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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
Every person who calls Michigan home is all too familiar with relentless winters and harsh freezes. This is especially true for our captains on the Great Lakes who regularly deal with dangerous conditions and heavy ice accumulation that only icebreaker ships can navigate through.
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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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October 1, 2025
Despite my vote to keep it open, the federal government shut down after midnight on October 1 after Senate Democrats blocked bipartisan legislation that would fund the government until November 21.