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Biden visits Lockheed plant as weapons stockpile strained

Alabama Public Radio
Published May 3, 2022 at 6:30 PM CDT
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President Joe Biden speaks during tour of the Lockheed Martin Pike County Operations facility where Javelin anti-tank missiles are manufactured, Tuesday, May 3, 2022, in Troy, Ala. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

President Joe Biden came to Alabama on Tuesday to visit with assembly line workers at Lockheed Martin.

The plant is making on antitank weapons being sent to Ukraine.

Biden hopes Congress approves $33 billion in aid to Ukraine.

He said the Javelin missiles being built in Alabama are stifling Russia's invasion.
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