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Tom Barrett: “This new district absorbs virtually all of the area that I…”

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

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I fought in Liz Cheney's father's war, and she goes against me | Tom Barrett | Wake Up America

Published | Video Starts at 00:43

We feel that here in Michigan, we are on the cusp of flipping this seat from blue to red, as you said, and take back a conservative majority in Congress this year. I'm currently in the state Senate. Under the redistricting, This new district absorbs virtually all of the area that I hold currently in the state Senate. And this is now one of the foremost competitive seats in the country. And for the last month has stood as the most expensive congressional race in all of America. (00:43–00:48)

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Asserts that the new district includes almost all of his current state Senate area.

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