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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.
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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.