U.S.
presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was also a favorite of the
arms producing giants during her 2006 senate campaign.
Hillary
Clinton has received more money from arms and military service
companies than any other candidate during the 2016 presidential
campaign, data from Open Secrets shows.
All but one
of the world’s 10 biggest arms producers have contributed to
Clinton’s previous campaigns, giving her — along with the top
Republican receiver Ted Cruz — a significant margin over the other
candidates.
The numbers,
collected by the Federal Election Commission and compiled by Open
Secrets, also reveal that Rand Paul and Bernie Sanders make the list
of top 20 senators and top six presidential candidates to receive
money from arms and defense companies.
Most of the
funding is channeled through Political Action Committees, which have
no limits to how much they donate. About 18 percent comes from
individual contributions, totaling almost US$10 million between all
of the companies.
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