The second bill was dismissed as veto bait, but Republicans were deemed to have scored a victory by detaching it and thereby removing Clinton's excuse to veto the larger bill.
The second bill passed the house and Republicans deemed it a failure.
mnli hypothesis: The second bill passed the house and Republicans deemed it a failure. premise: The second bill was dismissed as veto bait, but Republicans were deemed to have scored a victory by detaching it and thereby removing Clinton's excuse to veto the larger bill.