Rand Paul’s amendment to knock out the draft named after Muhammad Ali

Published June 7, 2016 1:31pm ET



Sen. Rand Paul said Monday that he will name his amendment to get rid of the draft entirely after the late boxer Muhammad Ali.

Paul, R-Ky., said the boxer, who died last week, “would stand on principle even when it was unpopular.”

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