Big time, mostly #RepublcanCorruption. Defense companies' lobbyists primarily fund GOP lawmakers: Military contractors overcharge the Pentagon on almost everything the DOD buys each year, experts told 60 Minutes investigation into price gouging. In March, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks announced the largest Pentagon budget ever: $842 BILLION. Almost half will go to defense contractors. Republicans always increase funding for DEF & usually reject oversight: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pentagon-budget-price-gouging-military-contractors-60-minutes-2023-05-21/
@Bargdaffy @KimPerales True though.