Fleming Blasts NDAA Amendment to Draft Our Daughters

Statement

Congressman John Fleming, M.D. released the following statement after the House Armed Services Committee considered an ill-conceived amendment to include women in the selective service for the purposes of a military draft. The amendment passed by a vote of 32-30, with just five Republicans.

"The selective service was created as a last resort for combat troops in a time of war. This amendment, however, shoves women to the front lines to satisfy a political agenda without regard to military necessity. This is the first step in demanding that women fight in combat and it's political correctness that is deadly. Americans are tired of liberals playing with our military as a cultural experiment they learned in some college class, and it won't stop until we say 'no more.'

"Women have faithfully and honorably served in the U.S. Military voluntarily, and I fully support our young women volunteering for positions for which they are qualified. I do not, however, intend to force our daughters to register, allowing them to be drafted into combat one day.

"I will be working with my colleagues to make sure that this provision does not make it into law."

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