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Tom Barrett: “We have bank failures, housing costs going up.”

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

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Former state senators Tom Barrett, Curtis Hertel Jr. to face off in Michigan congressional race

Published | Video Starts at 02:06

We have a crisis at our southern border. We have lack of neighborhood security here with crime on the rise still. And then we have economic security, inflation is still high. We have bank failures, housing costs going up. We are still over a year away from the general election. But both candidates could face a challenge from within their own party in a primary election. (02:06–02:10)

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Asserts that there are bank failures and increasing housing costs.

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