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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 29, 2025
Veterans put it all on the line in service to our country. The last thing they should face when they return home is never-ending delays and hurdles just to access the benefits they earned.
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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.
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September 19, 2025
The U.S. aviation system handles approximately 45,000 flights per day, and every single passenger should have peace of mind that their flight will reach its destination free from harm.
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September 18, 2025
Washington, D.C. — This week, Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) introduced the VA Extenders Act of 2025 (H.R. 5420) to maintain essential benefits, health care, and services for veterans. This must-pass legislation is critical to reauthorize key veterans programs that are currently set to expire at the end of September.
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September 18, 2025
Washington, D.C. — This week, Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) continued his leadership for veterans in the U.S. House of Representatives with the unanimous passage of his bipartisan Delivering Digitally to Our Veterans Act (H.R. 3481). This is Barrett’s fifth piece of legislation to pass the House of Representatives this year.
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September 17, 2025
Howell, Mich. — Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) today joined Vice President JD Vance and Labor Secretary Lori Chavez DeRemer at Hatch Stamping Company’s Howell welding plant to meet with local manufacturing workers and celebrate the tax relief Republicans delivered this summer for working families and small businesses.
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September 15, 2025
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) led a House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization hearing and welcomed testimony from Dr. Mohammad Ghassemi, an assistant professor at Michigan State University’s College of Engineering. They discussed how artificial intelligence can improve care at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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September 15, 2025
In July 2025, Congress passed and President Trump signed into law the Working Families Tax Cuts. This historic legislation provides huge tax relief for working families and small businesses, secures the border, invests in our military, boosts rural hospitals, strengthens Medicaid and food assistance, and restores American energy dominance.
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September 12, 2025
Washington, D.C. — This week, Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) and Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02) introduced H.R. 5268, the Forum Accountability and Integrity in Roadway (FAIR) Trucking Act to protect truckers and the trucking industry against lawsuit abuse.