The administration of
of the US President Joe Biden
has released the first data on which US states have benefited from billions of
of dollars spent on arming Ukraine in order to gain the support of
of Republicans who voted against aid to Kyiv. This is what Reuters
is reported by Reuters with reference to a White House document.
to a White House document, UNN writes.
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It is noted that because of the war in Ukraine, the most
money in the United States for the production of weapons and ammunition was received by Pennsylvania,
Arizona and Texas.
While three of the eight members of the
of the eight Republican members of Congress from Pennsylvania voted against funding for
Ukraine, data show that the state received $2.364 billion in spending and investment in arms and munitions
arms and ammunition. This is more than any other
states, according to Reuters.
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Texas, 18 out of 25 US Republican representatives voted against
against aid to Ukraine. At the same time, Texas received $1.45 billion for the production of
155-millimeter shells and other weapons.
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In Arizona, three out of six Republican representatives voted against the aid,
while the state received $2.196 billion in aid.
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his latest request for $106 billion for Ukraine,
Israel, the Indo-Pacific, and border security, US President Joe Biden
on October 20, emphasized that weapons for Ukraine mean jobs for Americans.
He
noted that part of the money would go to American companies to replace equipment
sent abroad, and mentioned the Patriot missile systems manufactured by
by Raytheon in Arizona, and "artillery shells made in 12
states", naming Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Texas.
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In recent days, the administration has circulated a
days, the administration has distributed maps to lawmakers on Capitol Hill
maps with a state-by-state breakdown of $27 billion in investments and spending on
"procurement of ammunition and tactical vehicles."
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four states on the Biden administration's map - Arizona, Pennsylvania,
Arkansas, and Wisconsin - are home to manufacturing companies that have
have received contracts totaling more than $1 billion for their products,
intended to help Ukraine.
More
18 billion dollars in contracts were distributed among manufacturing
manufacturing companies located in more than two dozen other states.
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Next week, the U.S. Senate is scheduled to consider
week, the US Senate is scheduled to consider bills to aid Israel and
Ukraine, with Majority Leader Schumer insisting on bipartisan support,
despite disagreements over funding for security on the U.S. southern border.