Here Are the Members of Congress Invested in War
More than 50 members of Congress own stock in defense contractors whose profits are soaring from giant Pentagon budgets and supplemental weapons packages.
Lockheed Martin
Rashida Tlaib Proposes Defense Stock Ban for Members of Congress
The bill would ban members of Congress from trading in weapons companies like Lockheed Martin and Raytheon, as well as in Amazon, Pfizer and thousands more Department of Defense contractors.
Top Five Weapons Companies Set to Get $140 Billion From Pentagon Next Year
A Sludge analysis estimates that more than half of the fiscal year 2024 Pentagon budget will go to private contractors, with the five largest companies raking in one-sixth of all military spending.
Lockheed-Funded Granger Vows to Protect Defense Spending
Deficit Hawk Henry Cuellar Makes it Rain for His Defense Donors
The Texas Democrat has taken hundreds of thousands from defense companies with histories of ripping off taxpayers.
Defense Contractors Are Top Donors to House Election Objectors, Report Finds
Lawmakers Benefit From Booming Defense Stocks
Here are the members of Congress who own stock in defense contractors like Lockheed Martin and Raytheon.