This should come as no surprise to anyone even remotely aware of the power of the military industrial complex’s lobby arm in the imperial capital.
Via Maplight.org
| Voting “No” | Party | State | Defense Industry Contributions | Voting “Yes” | Party | State | Defense Industry Contributions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Barrasso | R | WY | $86,500 | John McCain | R | AZ | $176,300 | |
| Marco Rubio | R | FL | $62,790 | Dick Durbin | D | IL | $127,350 | |
| Chris Murphy | D | CT | $59,250 | Timothy Kaine | D | VA | $101,025 | |
| Ron Johnson | R | WI | $19,250 | Ben Cardin | D | MD | $80,550 | |
| Tom Udall | D | NM | $18,700 | Bob Corker | R | TN | $70,850 | |
| Rand Paul | R | KY | $17,900 | Bob Menéndez | D | NJ | $60,000 | |
| Jim Risch | R | ID | $14,000 | Jeanne Shaheen | D | NH | $41,872 | |
| – | – | – | – | Jeff Flake | R | AZ | $26,900 | |
| – | – | – | – | Barbara Boxer | D | CA | $24,150 | |
| – | – | – | – | Chris Coons | D | DE | $19,500 | |
| “No” Average | $39,770 | “Yes” Average | $72,850 | |||||
| “No” Total | $278,390 | “Yes” Total | $728,497 |
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