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On the recordMay 11, 2021
these companies for all intents and purposes almost function as Government agencies, the vast majority of their revenue coming from the public, and yet their CEOs make over 100 times more than the Secretary of Defense of the United States of America.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Critiques defense contractors' CEO salaries despite public funding.

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