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Cynthia Lummis: “The Selective Service System has outlived its purpose and should be abolished. It costs us millions of taxpayer dollars…”

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.
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Cynthia Lummis
Republican · Wyoming

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Supporting the bill to abolish the Selective Service.

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