Originally Posted by
WhistlePig
What exactly do you mean by, “split the bill”? Every bill originating in the House has a Senate counterpart and vice versa. Those are then merged in committee for final passage in the Senate. That’s the Barney version anyway. This bill was initially negotiated by a bipartisan working group separate from the House and Senate processes.
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/bipa...220109280.html
Removing the contentious items like state and local aid and focusing on things they could agree on. I’m not sure if they actually did it, but it was the first time they’ve shown some creativity in getting some sort of bill over the finish line.