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By Tom Williams

Posted October 30, 2024 at 3:57pm

Rep. Randy Feenstra, of Iowa, right, jokingly puts his finger in a vise as fellow Republican Reps. John Moolenaar of Michigan and Erin Houchin of Indiana look on and laugh during a tour of the Southeast Michigan Construction Academy in Madison Heights, Mich., on Tuesday.

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