GOP caucus agrees to budget deal, government shutdown averted

[thewiseguy]

According to NBC.

Also according to Reuters, there will be a 3 billion dollars cut in defense spending.

[mucifer]

1. what 3 billion dollars? Half a bomber?

They need to make some real military cuts.

[titaniumsalute]

2. WOW A WHOLE $3 Billion in DEFENSE

That's a few desks and office supplies at the Pentagon.

[butterfly77]

3. And what..

else will the Dems give up in the next few weeks..

[thewiseguy]

4. Budget deal reached and there were handshakes...41 billion dollars of cuts

[Angry Dragon]

5. 'there will be a 3 billion dollars cut in defense spending'

I did laugh out loud on that one ...... what is that about 2 minutes of war??

[thewiseguy]

6. There is a deal to keep the government running for 5-6 days while everything is hammered out

NBC News: GOP source says there is a deal to keep gov't running for 5 or 6 days while everything is hammered out. Sources indicate the "rider" involving stripping Planned Parenthood funding has been dropped. In return, GOP got another $1B in cuts from Dems. Boehner to speak soon. MONITORING.

[ProSense]

7. "NBC News: GOP source says

there is a deal to keep gov't running for 5 or 6 days while everything is hammered out."

Oh brother. That's not a deal, that's a stopgap.

Another friggin week?

[thewiseguy]

8. The deal would extend funding until the end of fiscal year, 38.5 bil dollars cuts

[butterfly77]

9. Here's some..

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.

[backscatter712]

10. Gotta love Budget Chicken. Who flinched? n/t

[thewiseguy]

11. Boehner to GOP caucus: This is the best deal we could get out of them

Per National Journal

[thewiseguy]

12. Obama to speak on the new deal in about 10 mins