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Tom Barrett: “He introduced Governor Whitmer's version of the state budget…”

Featuring: Tom Barrett, Republican | U.S. House, Michigan, District 7

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Battleground Michigan: the GOP's Tom Barrett in MI-7

Published | Video Starts at 26:11

Yeah, well, he fully embraced Governor Whitmer's 45 cent gas tax increase that she was promoting when she became governor of Michigan. He fully embraced that. In fact, He introduced Governor Whitmer's version of the state budget that would have accounted for that [45 cent gas tax increase] and then gave his support for that. Thankfully, Republicans were in majority at the time and that bill didn't advance to increase the gas tax by 45 cents in Michigan. (26:11–26:19)

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