Chuck Schumer: “He doesn't know. I appreciate my friend's candor, although we have been debating this. This amendment came up in the…”

“He doesn't know. I appreciate my friend's candor, although we have been debating this. This amendment came up in the Judiciary Committee in October or November and we do not know. But I argue to my colleagues, whatever you think of the other amendment, if it covers this it cannot hurt to have this one. If it does not cover it, we need it. I do not have any predisposition, having not seen the amendment, whether you vote for or against an alternative. But voting for or against that alternative will not solve the problem. Voting yes or no on this amendment will. In conclusion, this amendment and this debate--on its surface about somewhat arcane provisions in the bankruptcy law--is what America is all about. We have always had people with deeply felt views. The bishop in my community every month says the Rosary in front of an abortion clinic. I disagree with his views. Bishop Daily is a fine man. I would defend his right to do that. I would vote for legislation that would allow him to do that. We have always had people in America of strongly held views, but every so often we have people whose views not only are strongly held but who believe because they believe it, they should subvert the will of the American people, they should take the law into their own hands.”