Lockheed Martian has given Congressmen over $12 million since 2007, and the company spent $128.2 million on lobbying since 2008. The company received $36.2 billion from the federal government in 2015.
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Lockheed Martin, maker of the F-35, has given over $12 million to members of Congress from January 1, 2007 to the present.
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Lockheed Martin has spent $128.2 million on lobbying the federal government since 2008. The Bethesda, Md.-based company is consistently the biggest corporate recipient of tax funds, having received $36.2 billion during the 2015 budget year.
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Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-N.J.), chair of the House Appropriations Committee and sponsor of the spending bill, received $103,200 from Lockheed Martin between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2016. Lockheed Martin is his top contributor.
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Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX), chair of the House defense appropriations subcommittee, received $102,750 from Lockheed Martin between July 1, 2014, and June 30, 2016. Her subcommittee oversees the legislation that funds the F-35 procurement program. According to OpenSecrets.org, Granger received more money from Lockheed Martin than any other member of Congress during the 2016 election cycle. A major Lockheed plant accounts for more than 10,000 jobs in Granger’s Fort Worth congressional district.