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Elizabeth Warren: “The Pentagon's budget was $1 trillion for one year.”

Featuring: Elizabeth Warren, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Massachusetts

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Published | Video Starts at 04:24

Let me take a step back here. Right now, the US Government pays defense contractors buckets of money to pay for our weapons and aircraft and other defense systems. Last year, The Pentagon's budget was $1 trillion for one year. And a lot of that money is being pumped straight into the pockets of these defense contractors. Companies like Boeing and Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics. (04:24–04:30)

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