Chuck Schumer: “What you are doing on this amendment is imposing your will on how a Federal employee can spend their money, despite the…”

“What you are doing on this amendment is imposing your will on how a Federal employee can spend their money, despite the fact they have a right to choose. It is no different, I argue, from me imposing my will on the right of a Federal employee to spend their money--Federal dollars--on the right to, say, buy a handgun. What is good for the goose is good for the gander. I wouldn't support that amendment for both the reasons I mention. I think you argue right head on--not try to deal with Federal dollars. Second, I am not for abolishing all handguns. However, I say to my colleagues, the analogy is exact. I think it shows the fallacy of the argument behind the amendment of the Senator from Ohio.”