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Elizabeth Warren Targets Defense Contractors’ $100 Billion Shareholder Payouts: ‘This Needs to Stop’

Aug 18, 2026, 10:08 AMRadhika Anilkumar Nadig

Elizabeth Warren said defense contractors should stop buybacks and dividends after the top five companies spent over $100 billion since 2020.

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