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Ron Wyden: “The Selective Service is an outdated program that costs millions of taxpayer dollars to prepare for a military draft…”

On the recordMay 26, 2026
The Selective Service is an outdated program that costs millions of taxpayer dollars to prepare for a military draft that Americans don’t want or need.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Discussing the need to abolish the Selective Service.

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