John Hansen: “What happened yesterday at the White House? Somebody jumped over the fence and they apprehended the person because he…”

“What happened yesterday at the White House? Somebody jumped over the fence and they apprehended the person because he was trespassing and they took him to jail. Guess what we are talking about here tonight? Only trespassing. These people went on to this range and trespassed on the range. Now instead of saying like we did at the White House, we say now they can determine whether or not they are going to get $40 million or $50 million for doing it. Does anyone think they would really do that, when they do not do this they are going to get the whole shooting match? They get $250 million and they can do with it what they want and no military there. I have had some of my friends say: Let this process work. We are going to win on this one. So I called down to Puerto Rico and I asked the question: Please tell me what the polls show. Do my colleagues know what the polls show? Four percent of the people in Puerto Rico would vote for this. Let us say if someone went to Twentynine Palms or the Utah Test and Training Range and trespassed, what would we do? We would kick them out. In this instance who are we kicking out? We are kicking out the military who absolutely needs this particular area. A lot has been said about this letter from the Navy. This did not come from the Navy. This came from a political appointee. We do not see the CNO of the Navy on here. We do not see the Commandant of the Marine Corps on here. We do not see any of these people. What do we expect?”