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On the recordMay 26, 2026
The Selective Service System has outlived its purpose and should be abolished. It costs us millions of taxpayer dollars every year while contributing nothing to our national defense.
Said by
Cynthia Lummis
Republican · Wyoming

Editor's note · Context

Supporting the bill to abolish the Selective Service.

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