Last week, I pressed a @LockheedMartin VP on why the corporation is asking for a taxpayer-funded bailout because of the pandemic when 1. profits are through the roof, and 2. they owe taxpayers MILLIONS for unsafe and defective parts. (1/3) https://twitter.com/RepKatiePorter/status/1286030599615119360
It’s not just Lockheed. @RaytheonTech and @generaldynamics have also seen their profits skyrocket in recent months. Yet, all three companies are requesting taxpayer-funded coronavirus relief. (2/3) https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2020/07/14/the-pentagon-wants-a-10b-defense-industry-cash-injection-is-congress-listening/
The Senate's proposed relief bill provides $30,000,000,000 to the defense industry, but $0 to local governments trying to keep our communities safe.
Working families should be centered in pandemic relief bills, not corporations with sky high profits. (3/3)
Working families should be centered in pandemic relief bills, not corporations with sky high profits. (3/3)