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Tom Barrett: “I think that we can do each of these things in a fiscally…”

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

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Candidate Interview: Tom Barrett (R) Representative in Congress - 7th District

Published | Video Starts at 04:31

How would you balance fiscal responsibility with investment in infrastructure, education and social programs? Well, I don't think they're mutually exclusive. I think that we can do each of these things in a fiscally responsible way. I think that we have to prioritize just like any other family and household budget would do, where you have to prioritize things that are must do and necessary to be done with the resources that you have available in which to do them. (04:31–04:35)

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Asserts belief in achieving fiscal responsibility while investing in infrastructure, education, and social programs.

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