 The largest donors to Forbes over his Congressional career have been defense contractors serving the U.S. Navy for aviation and ship construction, including Northrup Grumman, BAE Systems, Leidos and Huntington Ingalls.Forbes founded the Congressional Prayer Caucus in 2005 and co-chaired the caucus with Senator James Lankford.Forbes was formerly Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee's Seapower and Projection Forces subcommittee.