claim: under sequestration, the military was cut "down to the smallest army since 1940, the smallest navy since 1915."
author: lindsey graham
evidence_1: apr 22, 2015 ... we're having the smallest army by the end of this decade since 1940, the smallest navy since 1915, the smallest marine corps in modern history, at a ... years of sequestration cuts would result in the “smallest ground force since 1940, the smallest number of ships since 1915, and the smallest air force in ...
evidence_2: aug 3, 2015 ... lindsey graham, r-s.c., announced his run for the presidency in june, he appeared on msnbc's morning joe -- and harkened back to world war i. "i'm going to rebuild our military," graham said on june 4, 2015. "we're on a course to have the smallest army since 1940, the smallest navy since 1915." ...
evidence_3: sep 7, 2016 ... under barack obama, and hillary clinton, defense spending is on track to fall to its lowest level as a share of the economy since the end of world war ii. we currently have the smallest army since 1940. the navy is among the smallest it has been since 1915. that's 100 years ago. and the air force is the ...
evidence_4: oct 5, 2014 ... we're cutting the cdc's budget, the nih budget," graham said. "we're taking the military budget under sequestration cuts down to the smallest army since 1940, the smallest navy since 1915. we're destroying the intelligence committee. "i want to sit down with sen. (john) mccain, jack reed, dianne ...
evidence_5: aug 29, 2017 ... if budget caps are exceeded, it raises the threat of sequestration -- automatic across-the-board cuts enacted under the budget control act of 2011. ... we're on track to have the smallest army since 1940, the smallest navy since 1915, training and readiness has been very much compromised,” graham said.