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05-24-2016, 06:17 PM
Rand Paul introduces amendment to get rid of draft
By JACQUELINE KLIMAS
5/24/16 4:24 PM
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has introduced an amendment to the Senate's fiscal 2017 defense policy bill that would do away with the draft entirely.
The draft has played a major role in debate of this year's National Defense Authorization Act, the first considered by Congress since the ban on women serving in combat was lifted late last year.
The House Armed Services Committee voted to add all women ages 18-26 to the Selective Service, but the provision was later stripped out in the full House. The House version of the bill still includes a requirement from Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, that would require the Defense Department to look at whether a draft is even still needed.
The bill that passed the Senate Armed Services Committee would still draft women. It's unclear how any differences will be reconciled if they remain when the two chambers head into conference.
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read more:
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/rand-paul-introduces-amendment-to-get-rid-of-draft/article/2592170
By JACQUELINE KLIMAS
5/24/16 4:24 PM
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has introduced an amendment to the Senate's fiscal 2017 defense policy bill that would do away with the draft entirely.
The draft has played a major role in debate of this year's National Defense Authorization Act, the first considered by Congress since the ban on women serving in combat was lifted late last year.
The House Armed Services Committee voted to add all women ages 18-26 to the Selective Service, but the provision was later stripped out in the full House. The House version of the bill still includes a requirement from Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, that would require the Defense Department to look at whether a draft is even still needed.
The bill that passed the Senate Armed Services Committee would still draft women. It's unclear how any differences will be reconciled if they remain when the two chambers head into conference.
...
read more:
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/rand-paul-introduces-amendment-to-get-rid-of-draft/article/2592170