Exactly what "concessions" have been made for these fucking insane "Policy Riders"?

[drokhole]

Has anyone heard? Because each one of them, by and large, sounded pretty fucking crazy:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=439&topic_id=844500&mesg_id=844500

Planned Parenthood, albeit important, seems to be a calculated distraction from some of the other large issues at hand. Like blocking the FCC from implementing Net Neutrality, and defunding the EPA? Just what in the fuck have we conceded?!

[FLAprogressive]

1. This was a masterful move by the GOP.....put in riders they know won't fly to get the cuts they

really want.

[Solomon]

15. There you go. Spinning their disappointment as a win for them,

A "masterful" win.

[FLAprogressive]

16. No, they're going to pretend to be disappointed. GOPers are masters at getting exactly what they

want because the "leaders" in our party let them.

[Solomon]

17. Oh, I see.

My bad.

[Skip_In_Boulder]

2. Is it cave time again? n/t

[northoftheborder]

3. Obviously, no one here knows what has happened to all the riders.

where could we go to find out how they have been used in the "negotiations"??????????

[Ken Burch]

6. One thing we do know...they damn sure ain't EASY RIDERS!

[drokhole]

13. Lets just hope they're all GHOST RIDERS!

[freshwest]

18. That is lovely, thanks.

[gateley]

4. Although I'm encouraged that we seem to have dug in our heels, I'm afraid to

find out what we HAVE conceded.

This is like watching election results -- the wait is killing me!

[butterfly77]

19. Here...

already passed by the House.


The full list of policy riders in HR1 includes: (from http://www.ombwatch.org/files/budget/OMB_Watch-HR1_Poli... ):

Policy Riders in H.R. 1

Sec. 1284 - Prohibits funding for fresh fruits and vegetables in the school lunch program. under section 19 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act.

Sec. 4013 - Prohibits funds to the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., or any of its affiliates.

Sec. 1112 - Prohibits transferring detainees from Guantanamo Bay.
Sec. 2237 - Prohibits HUD funding for rental assistance to the elderly.
Sec. 4006 - Blocks the FCC from implementing Net Neutrality.

Sec. 1802 - Prohibits funding new Job Corp centers.
Sec. 4017 - Strips funding for any provision of the health care reform law.
Sec. 4030 - Prohibits BATF from collecting information on multiple rifle/shotgun sales to the same person.

Sec. 1590 - Prohibits DC from using its own, non-federal funds, for abortion services.
Sec. 4046 - Prohibits finding for a govt-sponsored consumer product complaints database
Sec. 1746 - Prohibits funding for EPA efforts to regulate greenhouse gases

Sec. 4027 - Prohibits funds to carry out medical loss ratio restrictions in the health care reform law. (These provisions require insurers to spend at least a certain percent of their premium revenues on medical care.)

Sec. 4009 - Prohibits funds to pay the salaries and expenses of the following Presidential �czarsŽ: Obama Care Czar, Climate Change Czar, Global Warming Czar, Green Jobs Czar, Car Czar, Guantanamo Bay Closure Czar, Pay Czar and Fairness Doctrine Czar.

[gateley]

20. Is 4009 a joke? It's all a joke, really, but you know what I mean. nt

[msongs]

5. thought they all had been abandoned except planned parent hood one nt

[Skip_In_Boulder]

7. Fromt the Twitter machine

marcambinder Marc Ambinder
by DavidCornDC
$514b in defense spending, $39b in cuts, no PP rider -- WH is reviewing this framework from GOPers and Dems mobile.nationaljournal.com/white-house-re…

Also:

thinkprogress ThinkProgress
RT @daveweigel: Susan Davis and Dan Friedman scoop the latest deal: Planned Parenthood traded for another $1bn cut http://bit.ly/hcTWUh
6 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[sufrommich]

8. If that rumor is true,I'll be heading over to watch freeper heads

explode.

[Solomon]

10. Don't worry you can stay right here and watch DU heads

explode as they spin this as a complete cave in by Obama.

[sufrommich]

12. That's a given with some. nt

[Skip_In_Boulder]

11. That is always fun to do.

They were talking some smack earlier that it was about the money for Republicans but that the Dems wouldn't compromise, which was long after the Dems had agreed to the money, but no, it wasn't about PP at all.

We'll see how that plays if this does go through.

[mikiturner]

9. Politico says

"The sources did not provide POLITICO with any other details about exactly what the breakthrough is on the policy riders, the most controversial of which involves defunding Planned Parenthood. However, Democratic officials familiar with the talks said Republicans had backed down, and that alternatives — such as a standalone vote or a study on Title X funding — may be offered as a concession.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0411/52798.html#ixzz1IyvDC8kx"

[drokhole]

14. thanks for the link. n/t