Has The War Machine Bought Congress? Ten Members Own Raytheon Shares

[n2doc]

Obama announced Saturday that he is rightly taking the issue of Syria to Congress, so now people who stand to profit from the matter will have a vote.

There are ten members of Congress who own Raytheon shares, and seven of them are Republicans while three are Democrats. Raytheon is an international aerospace and defense company that makes the Tomahawk cruise missiles many speculate would be used in Syria.

Their names via Open Secrets (scream if you think these folks should have to disclose this when they weigh in on matters related to their financial investments):

Campbell, John (R-CA)
Carper, Tom (D-DE)
Cohen, Steve (D-TN)
Fitzpatrick, Michael G (R-PA)
Hagan, Kay R (D-NC)
Hanna, Richard (R-NY)
Isakson, Johnny (R-GA)
Kingston, Jack (R-GA)
Renacci, Jim (R-OH)
Upton, Fred (R-MI)

Sen. Isakson has been pushing for action in Syria for two years. At a 2012 fundraiser, Isakson said, “Exactly how we do it and exactly when you pull that trigger is going to be a combination of a number of factors coming together.”

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http://www.politicususa.com/2013/08/31/ten-members-congress-raytheon-shares-republicans.html

[CrispyQ]

1. That is a great site.

Checking out other 'heavy hitters.'

on edit: Interesting, looking at the legend on this page,

http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/list.php

most of big finance & big military contractors are 'on the fence.' That is telling who our elected officials really work for.

[OffWithTheirHeads]

3. Love your sig line.

[Scuba]

2. Kick

[sabrina 1]

4. It will be interesting to watch how they vote. Thanks for that link. There are others

too who have profited from all these wars. Diane Feinstein's husband airc is one of them.

[Billy Love]

5. They should be ordered to vote no.

And get the fuck out of the way.

[raouldukelives]

6. Indeed they have and have been.

With proceeds helpfully donated by investors. Every one of them deserves a red elephant for all they do for them.

[awoke_in_2003]

7. I am surprised...

the number is so low.

[avaistheone1]

8. Illuminating.

Thank you for posting the website. Good to know who owns our congressional critters.