Pennsylvania, Arizona & Texas take $1.45 billion+ each from of UA aid, which others have benefitted?

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To bolster support from Republicans who have opposed the continuation of military aid to Ukraine, U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration has highlighted the advantages received by various states through American military assistance to Ukraine, Reuters reported on Nov. 29.

$27 billion was distributed among states in the form of investments, the administration announced. These funds were expended by the White House on the procurement of ammunition and transportation for the U.S. military and its allies.

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Pennsylvania has been the largest beneficiary among the states, receiving $2.4 billion to produce weapons and ammunition, as well as to invest in new technologies. Texas received $1.45 billion to produce 155-millimeter shells and other armaments, while Arizona took around $2.2 billion.

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Pennsylvania and Arizona are considered highly contested “battleground” states.

Documents point to contracts exceeding $1 billion made with companies in Arkansas and Wisconsin.

Another $18 billion in contractual funds was distributed among manufacturing enterprises in more than twenty other states.

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