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Tom Barrett: “They had a record breaking number of murders in 2021 in…”

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

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One-on-one with State Sen. Tom Barrett on Michigan's 7th Congressional District race

Published | Video Starts at 04:53

Lansing, Michigan is the central geographic city of the district in which I'm running. And it was ranked as high as the ninth most dangerous city in America just recently by FBI statistics. They had a record breaking number of murders in 2021 in Lansing. And that crime is now spilling over into other surrounding communities and it's spreading. Everything from identity theft to murder is on the rise in America right now. (04:53–04:58)

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