Judd Legum

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3. In 2022, the defense industry employed 770 federal lobbyists. That's almost 2 lobbyists for every member of Congress. In the first three quarters of 2022, the defense industry "spent over $101 million on federal lobbying." — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 3, 2023

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2. More than HALF of all military spending ($452 BILLION) will go to private defense contractors https://t.co/DybN8niKKV — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 3, 2023

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4. In the 2022 cycle, defense industry PACs and executives donated $18.9 million to federal candidates. The money was spread relatively equally between Republicans ($10.3 million) and Democrats ($8.6 million). — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 3, 2023