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Tom Barrett: “I may have been one of only four Republicans, but I felt it…”

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

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Rep. Tom Barrett talks Michigan's 7th Congressional District race

Published | Video Starts at 03:54

When we're sending men and women into combat, into harm's way, I think that demands the highest level of congressional scrutiny. And that was something that I felt was very important. I may have been one of only four Republicans, but I felt it was the right thing to do. again. I spent 22 years of my life in the military. I spent a year on a deployment in Iraq. I spent a year in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (03:54–03:59)

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Asserts that Tom Barrett was one of only four Republicans to vote in favor of a resolution limiting military action in Iran without congressional approval.

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