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Tom Barrett: “Washington D.C. is, is an 11 hour drive from here.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 02:29

So I, I can't tell you how much we appreciate each of you being, you know, really on the ground advocates and with the firsthand knowledge and experience that you have of how we go about that. You know, Washington D.C. is, is an 11 hour drive from here. because we, we almost had to drive because the weather with the flights yesterday, but it is a long ways away from here and it's a long ways away from everyday America. (02:29–02:34)

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Asserts that Washington D.C. is an 11-hour drive from the location of the hearing.

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