{"id":2643150,"date":"2026-08-11T13:34:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T17:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elizabeth-warren-partners-with-mike-lee-in-push-to-curb-defense-ceo-payouts\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T13:37:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T17:37:46","slug":"elizabeth-warren-partners-with-mike-lee-in-push-to-curb-defense-ceo-payouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elizabeth-warren-partners-with-mike-lee-in-push-to-curb-defense-ceo-payouts\/","title":{"rendered":"Elizabeth Warren partners with Mike Lee in push to curb defense CEO payouts"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Felizabeth-warren-partners-with-mike-lee-in-push-to-curb-defense-ceo-payouts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2643150&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) adn Mike Lee (R-UT) have called on the Pentagon to make President Trump&#8217;s restrictions on stock buybacks for defense contractors permanent. They advocate for supporting the Prioritizing the warfighter in defense Contracting Act, which would institutionalize measures from Trump&#8217;s executive order, such as incentivizing timely delivery and production improvements over short-term profits, and capping executive salaries at underperforming contractors where possible. The legislation aims to ensure taxpayer funds are used effectively, with the senators highlighting that billions-possibly trillions-of dollars are being handed to defense firms, often without fulfilling contractual obligations. they emphasize that defense contractors have reduced buybacks and increased capital spending, indicating some positive changes, but warn that the military-industrial complex opposes this bipartisan initiative, risking continued profit at taxpayers&#8217; expense. The legislation&#8217;s key provisions are included in the Senate\u2019s fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act, and Warren has previously criticized military contractors for prioritizing Wall Street over national security.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sens. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elizabeth-warren\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"250\">Elizabeth Warren<\/a> (D-MA) and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-lee\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"684\">Mike Lee<\/a> (R-UT) urged the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pentagon\/\">Pentagon<\/a> on Monday to make President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump\u2019s <\/a>restrictions on stock buybacks for defense contractors permanent. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lawmakers urged War Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pete-hegseth\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1991\">Pete Hegseth<\/a> to support their Prioritizing the Warfighter in Defense Contracting Act, which would codify key provisions of Trump\u2019s January executive order, such as tying executive incentives to on-time delivery and production improvements rather than short-term financial metrics, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/progressive-praise-trump-warren-backs-push-curb-defense-contractor-ceo-payouts\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/progressive-praise-trump-warren-backs-push-curb-defense-contractor-ceo-payouts\">according to<\/a> Fox News.\u00a0A keystone of the executive action also allows the Pentagon, where law permits, to cap the base salaries of executives at underperforming contractors.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4682835\/elizabeth-warren-mike-lee-push-curb-defense-ceo-payouts\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                           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data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Key elements of the legislation were included in the Senate\u2019s version of the fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Warren said earlier this year that it is \u201ctime to stop these contractors from putting Wall Street over our national security.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGiant military contractors are cheating our government out of billions in taxpayer dollars and lining their executives\u2019 and shareholders\u2019 pockets instead of investing in our national defense,\u201d she said in July.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She and Lee have argued that Trump\u2019s executive order is already working and should be made permanent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4675831\/ntsb-investigating-new-mexico-plane-crash-military-jamming-activities\/\"><strong>THE CURIOUS CASE OF THE NEW MEXICO PLANE CRASH TIED TO MILITARY JAMMING ACTIVITIES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their staff reviewed recent earnings calls and financial reports from the top 20 publicly traded U.S. defense contractors, and found that the companies cut buybacks and dividends by $2 billion in the first quarter of 2026, compared with the same period a year earlier, while capital spending rose by $1.2 billion.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap 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