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NEW: At least 18 members of Congress stand to personally profit off Russia's war on Ukraine, according to a @thisisinsider analysis of federal financial records. by @leonardkl businessinsider.com/congress-war-p…
The lawmakers or their spouses hold stock in Raytheon Technologies and Lockheed Martin, which manufacture the weapons Western allies are sending Ukraine to fight Russian invaders.
The stock holdings by members of Congress come as the US is preparing to send billions of dollars in defense aid to Ukraine. Both companies' stock — especially that of Lockheed Martin — have risen since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24.
