- An Army proposal to stop work on the M1 Abrams tank to save $3 billion, has been blocked by the members of four key congressional committees.
- Those lawmakers have received $5.3 million since 2001 from employees of the tank’s manufacturer, General Dynamics, and its political action committee.
- The lawmakers have also been heavily lobbied by former committee staff members on the company’s payroll.
- The company’s campaign donations spiked at key legislative milestones for the Pentagon’s budget bills last year and this year.
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