(WHTM) — The Pennsylvania state budget is currently 114 days late. Senate leaders were asked if they had made any progress in their negotiations.
"It's a great question," said Senate Minority Leader Jay Costa (D). "I think we are not sure where we're at, quite frankly."
'The deal with the budget is we have a good old-fashioned disagreement about how much we can afford to spend," said Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman (R).
The House passed a $50.2 billion budget. The Senate, on party lines, moved a $47.9 billion budget this week.
"We need Senate Republicans to be realistic," said Sen. Sharif Street (D). "This is a budget that the House has rejected. I think it's it's not a serious attempt to get something done."
Pittman was serious when he suggested splitting the difference between th

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