A debate over distributing $9.9 million worth of so-called “bullet aid” erupted on the floor of the state Senate late this afternoon after Democrats decried a resolution that sent the money to schools Republican-controlled districts. The resolution was approved, but only after a lengthy floor debate, which included diversions from Democratic lawmakers over typographical errors in the resolution, highlighted yet another election-year spat between the two conferences which remain bitterly at odds in a year in which the majority may be up for grabs. “What we are seeing on the floor of the Senate is another outrageous Republican ploy near the end of the day’s legislative session,” said Senate Democratic spokesman Mike Murphy. “They are attempting to sneak through almost $10 million in political pork ignoring more than half the state. This is old Albany at its worst.” But Senate Education Chairman John Flanagan noted that there is both an allocation of $16 million for aid sent to the Senate and Assembly each. The money is meant to shore up school district finances in the middle of the year. “I’m not going to apologize for any of this. If you look at the budget process, it’s largely about compromise… at the end of the day we come up with a budget that reflects some kind of compromise,” Flanagan said on the floor of the chamber. “In the context of what we’re talking about today, it can’t be looked at in isolation.” Flanagan also said the money was being re-appropriated from a prior year budget. Democrats were livid, however. Sen. Ruben Diaz, D-Bronx, went on a lengthy floor speech decrying the resolution which included Sen. Joe Griffo telling him several times he was being uncivil. “God bless, you. Enjoy your power,” Diaz said. Diaz became embroiled in a heated exchange with Senate Finance Chairman John DeFrancisco, R-Syracuse. Diaz had asked him he felt “remorse” for the resolution. “I feel as much remorse now as when you delivered all of your discretionary education funding to Democratic districts,” DeFrancisco said. Still, some Democratic lawmakers, including Sen. Malcolm Smith, said they were voting for the resolution, but took issue with how it was presented at the end of the day’s work. “We always gave you the opportunity the document as a courtesy to review it,” Smith said. “All I’m saying is give us the opportuntiy to review it.” But the accompanying resolution shows that Republican districts did benefit well. For instance, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos’s hometown of Rockville Centre received $75,000 in bullet aid. Bullet Aid Re So