89: Secrets of the CRomnibus (2015 Budget‪)‬ Congressional Dish

In this episode, we look at the riders added to the must-sign 2015 budget, including favors for Wall Street, unions, agribusiness, the oil and gas industry, electric utilities, the vending machine industry, telecoms, the trucking industry, the insurance industry, and the politicians themselves. Please Support Congressional Dish: to contribute with PayPal or Bitcoin; click the PayPal "Make it Monthly" checkbox to create a monthly subscription to support Congressional Dish for each episode via Patreon Mail Contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North #4576 Crestview, FL 32536 Thank you for supporting truly independent media! Article: by David Dayen. The Fiscal Times. December 2014. Article: by Russ Choma, OpenSecrets Blog, December 2014. Agriculture & FDA : Defunds an that evaluates the effectiveness of food safety inspection processes. : Prohibits funding from being used to inspect livestock slaughterhouses from animals who will be eaten and . : States can exempt schools from the requirement to provide whole grains to students in school lunches. : No money can be used to implement a law that would require a sodium reduction in school lunches. Commerce, Justice, & Science : The Department of Justice can't pay for an abortion unless the mother's life is in danger or unless she was raped. The bill acknowledges that this might be unconstitutional and if so, this provision will be "null and void". : Money can't be used for propaganda that is not authorized by Congress. : No money can be used to seek the removal of another country's tobacco marketing restrictions, "except for restrictions which are not applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products of the same type". Article: , Krista Hughes, Reuters, October 21, 2014. : "None of the funds made available in this Act shall be used in any whatsoever to support or justify the use of torture by any official or contract employee of the United States Government." : Fully automatic weapons if they are to be used by the US Federal Government or the government of Canada. : Prohibits new trade agreements from including language that , language that , and language that . : No money can be used to transfer Khalid Sheikh Mohammaed or any other detainee from Guantanamo Bay prison to another location in the United States. : The government should purchase Energy Star light bulbs to the extent practicable. : Prohibits government employees from denying or ignoring a permit to import shotguns. : Prevents the Department of Justice from using it's money to prevent States from implementing their medical marijuana laws. TITLE VI- Travel Promotion Enhancement and Modernization Act Passed the House in July 2014 and was discussed on . Changes the board of directors of – a non-profit organization that advertises U.S. tourism – from being made up of to one , with five seats reserved for people with ties to multinational corporations. It eliminates the seat for the specialist in intercity passenger rail. for the government to spend $100 million per year on Brand USA through 2020. – a $10 fee charged to people who get a visa to travel into the United States – until 2020. Defense Coming Soon Energy & Water : Federal funding can't be used to enforce the mitigation regulations known as the "Modified Charleston Method." The Modified Charleston Method was implemented in May 2011 and is a formula for calculating how much wetlands need to be protected for each acre of private development. This method protects more wetlands than are protected when it is not used, generally requiring 3 acres of wetland conservation for every acre destroyed. InfoPacket: One of the is a Kinder Morgan natural gas pipeline. . Article: , and St. Tammany Officials Get Worried by Christine Harvey. The Times-Picayune. March 2012. Amendment added by Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana Press Release: , December 2014. The vast majority of Rep. Steve Scalise's campaign funds come from PACs - 71% - but his #1