White House announces which states have benefited from military aid to Ukraine
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The White House has revealed which states have benefited economically from military aid to Ukraine: Pennsylvania received $2.364 billion and Texas received $1.45 billion for weapons production.
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.
У 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.
В In Arizona, three out of six Republican representatives voted against the aid, while the state received $2.196 billion in aid.
У 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."
У 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.
