Katie Porter: “Well, guess what? It just happens to be $58 billion, $17 billion of…”

On the recordSeptember 9, 2020

Well, guess what? It just happens to be $58 billion, $17 billion of which went to defense contractors, like Lockheed Martin.

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Porter criticizes the allocation of funds to defense contractors over education.

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