Defense lobby is powerful-spends millions

Defense Lobby Tries to Steer Ship, Jet Cash Around Social Issues; Bloomberg Government; https://capitolcounsel.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Defense-Lobby-Tries-to-Steer-Ship-Jet-Cash-Around-Social-Issues.pdf

Companies that build the military’s weapons are a powerful lobby.

Lockheed was the top recipient of unclassified DOD contracts in fiscal 2022, according to Bloomberg Government contracting data. It spent $16.7 million on federal lobbying in the past 15 months, second only to Boeing, which disclosed almost $16.9 million on lobbying during the same period. Likewise, Raytheon, General Dynamics and Northrop Grumman all spent upwards of $13 million on lobbying over the past 15 months.