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Frank:

The Democrats are trying to appear reasonable and put-upon, but they are just playing games. Traditionally, committee funds have been divided 2/3 to the majority and 1/3 to the minority. You'll remember that in 2001 the Senate was divided 50/50. Ergo in that case the committee funds were 50-50. Then Senator Jeffords left the Republican Party and became an Independent. Democrats up 50-49-1.

It was in the middle of the session, so rather than going back in the middle of things and renegotiating a new funding arrangement, the Republicans and Democrats decided to keep the 50-50 arrangement.

Now the Democrats want the funding 50-50 despite the fact that they actually lost the election. No one flipped parties to give us the majority. BAsically they are playing children's games to mess with us.