Defense Industry Finds Few Old Friends On Hill -- Politico
The defense industry is in the fight of its life, but many of its longtime champions on Capitol Hill are retired, dead or in jail.
Of the 30 largest House recipients of defense industry campaign donations since the 1990 election cycle, only 11 are still serving in Congress, according to a POLITICO analysis of federal data compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics. It’s the same story in the Senate, where 14 of the top 30 recipients over the same time period still serve.
And many observers admit that the remaining industry defenders aren’t the defense giants who once walked the halls of Congress.
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My Comment: Because they do not have the seniority, new House members who are sympathetic to the defense industry will not have the chairmanships (and the power) that goes with it. Hmmmm .... my advice to the defense industry .... now is the time to find new friends.
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