That absolutely happens all the time. In a less scum-baggy case, the Republicans recently denied a healthcare bill for 9/11 first-responders citing high cost, a

That absolutely happens all the time. In a less scum-baggy case, the Republicans recently denied a healthcare bill for 9/11 first-responders citing high cost, and the Democrats' rather non-chalant response was to the effect of, "nah it's okay - we'll just throw it in the budget bill". It's the norm.