| Reporting finds that Tom Barrett has raked in cash from the special interests profiting from his Big, Ugly Bill – which gave tax breaks to corporate donors paid for by regular Michiganders.
While Barrett handed out massive tax breaks to big corporations and special interests, they were lining his campaign coffers: Barrett has taken tens of thousands of dollars from billionaires, Big Oil, the Koch brothers, all “individuals and entities benefited from OBBB’s tax cuts for big corporations and the ultrawealthy.”
DCCC Spokesperson Katie Smith:
“Billionaires and special interests say ‘jump,’ and Tom Barrett asks ‘how high?’ Barrett handed out massive tax breaks to the rich and big corporations, and they thanked him by funneling campaign cash his way. You only have to follow the money to see why Barrett prioritized cutting taxes for the rich instead of regular Michiganders.”
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American Journal News: Barrett took big money from donors who profited from GOP tax law
- As Congress debated the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB), Michigan Rep. Tom Barrett took in thousands of dollars in donations from billionaires and corporations that have since benefited from its passage. […]
- Between March and June 2025, Barrett received nearly $50,000 from eight different billionaires, including $7,000 each from MAGA megadonors Richard Uhelin and Jeffrey Yass. He received another $7,000 from real estate heir Ross Perot Jr.
- During this same period, Barrett received $17,500 from oil and gas executives representing Chief Oil and Gas, Sable Periman, and Arrington Oil and Gas. He took in another $2,000 from the PAC representing Koch, Inc., an energy manufacturer.
- All of these individuals and entities benefited from OBBB’s tax cuts for big corporations and the ultrawealthy.
- Those tax breaks are funded by cuts to Medicaid and other government services. More than 13,000 of Barrett’s own constituents are expected to lose their health insurance as a result.
- Despite this, Barrett has referred to the law as a “significant win” and told WILX News last August that he was proudly “championing all of the great things out of the big, beautiful bill.” […]
- Mike Sommers, president of the American Petroleum Institute, the oil and gas industry’s main lobbying arm, told CNBC before the law was passed that it would be a dream come true. “It includes almost all of our priorities,” [Sommers said.]
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