Dailly Caller: Lawmakers Voted To Send Billions To Ukraine While Making A Killing On Defense Contractor Stocks
* Members of Congress profited from selling defense company stocks, many after voting in favor of sending billions in weapons to Ukraine.
* While unforeseen demand has left top weapons makers scrambling to meet production targets, defense stocks are performing well overall, according to Investopedia.
* Several Republican lawmakers bought defense stocks but voted against Ukraine aid.
Members of Congress raked in profits from defense contractor stocks after voting to send billions in military aid to Ukraine, according to financial disclosures and voting records reviewed by the Daily Caller News Foundation.
The U.S. has delivered more than $20 billion worth of military aid to Ukraine between Jan. 24, a month before Russia invaded, and Nov. 20, according to data compiled by the Council on Foreign Relations, and Congress has approved billions more in spending on Ukraine.
To make up for that aid, top defense companies have boosted production, and lawmakers trading on company stocks saw a financial windfall as a result, according to publicly available stock trading data.
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WNU Editor: Its always about the money.