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That’s how much defense contractors spent in US dollars in 2022 on lobbying Washington for more defense spending. And it looks like they got what they wanted. The Biden administration has requested another $105 billion in supplementary aid for national security on top of the more than $800 billion headed to the Pentagon in FY 2024. The $105 billion aid package includes $30 billion for more matériel for Ukraine and the replenishment of U.S. stockpiles, as well as $149 million for the National Nuclear Security Administration in case of … nuclear emergencies. The bill also includes $10.6 billion for replenishment of U.S. stocks being sent to Israel, $3.4 billion for submarine manufacturers (related to a potential conflict in Taiwan), and $13.6 billion for securing the U.S.-Mexico border. All told, between the supplemental request and the 2024 budget, Stephen Semler, co-founder of think tank Security Policy Reform Institute, estimates that defense contractors will walk away with, wait for it … $559 billion. 

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