Blue Dog Rep Jim Cooper Gets Progressive Primary Challenger The Nashville Democrat, chair of the House subcommittee overseeing nuclear weapons programs, received max contributions last cycle from the PACs of several top defense contractors.
House Dem in Charge of Military Budget Opposes Cuts Favored by Progressives House Armed Services Committee chair Adam Smith (D-Wash.), a top recipient of PAC money from weapons makers, has called some Democrats "extremists" for wanting to reduce the Defense Department's $740.5 billion budget.