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Press Release: Congressman Tom Barrett Commends VA Secretary for Restoring Benefits to Veterans Discharged Over COVID-19 Vaccine Refusal

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Congressman Tom Barrett supports VA's decision to restore education benefits for veterans discharged over COVID-19 vaccine refusal.

Quiver AI Summary

Congressman Barrett responds to VA announcement: Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) expressed his approval of Secretary Doug Collins' announcement that the Department of Veterans Affairs will allow veterans to regain education benefits if they were forced to retire or unjustly discharged over COVID-19 vaccine refusal.

Barrett calls for legislative action: Barrett emphasized the need for Congress to pass his proposed Patriots Over Politics Act, aimed at restoring rights for service members who lost their GI Bill transfer eligibility due to vaccine-related separations.

Background on veterans' benefits: The GI Bill enables veterans to transfer unused educational benefits to their family members. Barrett’s bill seeks to assist approximately 6,400 veterans affected by forced retirements related to COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

Disclaimer: This is an AI-generated summary of a press release. The model used to summarize this release may make mistakes. See the full release here.

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Tom Barrett Fundraising

Tom Barrett Fundraising

Tom Barrett recently disclosed $672.7K of fundraising in a Q3 FEC disclosure filed on October 15th, 2025. This was the 96th most from all Q3 reports we have seen this year. 80.0% came from individual donors.

Barrett disclosed $491.9K of spending. This was the 91st most from all Q3 reports we have seen from politicians so far this year.

Barrett disclosed $1.8M of cash on hand at the end of the filing period. This was the 203rd most from all Q3 reports we have seen this year.

You can see the disclosure here, or track Tom Barrett's fundraising on Quiver Quantitative.

Tom Barrett Net Worth

Quiver Quantitative estimates that Tom Barrett is worth $421.5K, as of November 18th, 2025. This is the 408th highest net worth in Congress, per our live estimates.

Barrett has approximately $55.5K invested in publicly traded assets which Quiver is able to track live.

You can track Tom Barrett's net worth on Quiver Quantitative's politician page for Barrett.

Tom Barrett Bill Proposals

Here are some bills which have recently been proposed by Tom Barrett:

  • H.R.5420: VA Extenders Act of 2025
  • H.R.4480: Improving Disaster Assistance for Veterans Act
  • H.R.3833: Veterans’ Caregiver Appeals Modernization Act of 2025
  • H.R.3619: Patriots Over Politics Act
  • H.R.3483: FRAUD Act of 2025
  • H.R.3482: Veterans Community Care Scheduling Improvement Act

You can track bills proposed by Tom Barrett on Quiver Quantitative's politician page for Barrett.

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