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Tom Barrett: “Lansing... ranks as one of the 15 most violent cities in…”

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 03:19

And when I listen to folks across my district, they talk about the cost of living, they talk about security. Lansing, as you pointed out, is the central kind of geographic point in this district and it Lansing... ranks as one of the 15 most violent cities in America right now. You're also seeing runaway issues with the, with the wide open southern border. I had the opportunity to take a tour of the southern border about a year ago. (03:19–12:14)

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Asserts that Lansing is among the 15 most violent cities in the U.S.

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