President JoeBiden pressed Congress for more funding for Ukraine aid while touting American manufacturing capabilities during a speech in Troy, Alabama.
The college town is home to a Lockheed Martin facility that produced nearly 13,000 anti-tank Javelin missiles in 2021. Biden said more money is needed to keep up the pace and help win the war in Ukraine."As I said from the beginning, this fight is not going to be cheap," said Biden, with Javelin missiles visible behind him."But caving to aggression would be even more costly."Javelins have proven a key defense mechanism during the war.
Biden said Javelins have been so important in the war that Ukrainians are naming newborn children"Javelin" or"Javelina." The Troy facility spans nearly 4,000 acres, with 52 buildings totaling nearly 1 million square feet. It employs 600 people, including 265 who work specifically on Javelins. "Where in God's name is it written that the U.S. can no longer be a leading manufacturer in the world?" said Biden."We've created, just in the last 17 months, 465,000 permanent manufacturing jobs. We have the best workers, the most competent employees, the best science in the world."
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