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@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICENational President Patrick Yoes gave various media interviews regarding lawenforcement challenges on the horizon, the recruitment and retention crisis, and theNational FOP's data showing a rise in the number of officers shot in the line of duty.LEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITYDONATE TO THENATIONAL FOP PACDONATE TO THENATIONAL FOP PACNational President Patrick Yoes traveled to Miami, Florida to attend the FloridaState FOP Lodge board meeting.National President Patrick Yoes worked out of the national headquarters inNashville, Tennessee this week.

@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICEOn the most recent episode of the Blue View Podcast, National President PatrickYoes welcomes back Reverend Markel Hutchins to discuss the transformativeinitiative, National Faith & Blue Weekend. In a candid, unscripted conversation,Reverend Hutchins and National President Yoes explore the power of communityand the role of faith-based organizations in fostering unity and collaboration. Withthe dates set for October 6th through October 9th, this year’s Faith & Blue Weekendaims to be the largest and most impactful yet.LEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITYLISTEN & SUBSCRIBE WATCH PREVIOUS EPISODES

@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICEExecutive Director Jim Pasco and Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson metwith Deputy U.S. Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco to discuss the FOP’s concernswith proposed changes to the Equitable Sharing program and the lingering audit ofthe Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) by the Office ofPersonnel Management (OPM), which is preventing that agency from hiring andtraining new agents.LEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITYExecutive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Vanita Gupta, Associate U.S. AttorneyGeneral, about the potential impact the appropriations process, or lack thereof, mayhave on Federal grant programs supporting State and local law enforcement.Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with spoke with Marvin G. Richardson, DeputyDirector of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), ontraining issues within the Bureau.

@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICELEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITYExecutive Director Jim Pasco and Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardsonparticipated in a conference call with our counterparts at the InternationalAssociation of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)officials—including Nicole M. Argentieri, Acting Assistant U.S. Attorney General,and Margaret Moeser, Acting Chief, Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section—to discuss proposed changes to the Equitable Sharing program administered bythe DOJ. Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson met with staff in the office ofRepresentative Ann L. Wagner (R-MO) regarding H.R. 5182, the “Child Online SafetyModernization Act,” and other bills of mutual interest.DONATE TO THENATIONAL FOP PACDONATE TO THENATIONAL FOP PAC

@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE$5.2 billion in additional debt relief for 53,000 borrowers under Public Service LoanForgiveness programs.Nearly $2.8 billion in new debt relief for nearly 51,000 borrowers through fixes toincome-driven repayment. These are borrowers who made 20 years or more ofpayments but never got the relief they were entitled to.$1.2 billion for nearly 22,000 borrowers who have a total or permanent disabilitywho have been identified and approved for discharge through a data match withthe Social Security Administration.President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. announced that an additional 125,000 Americans havebeen approved for $9 billion in debt relief through fixes his Administration has made toincome-driven repayment (IDR) and Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and by cancellingdebt for borrowers with total and permanent disabilities.President Biden‘s announcement includes:THIS WEEK IN WASHINGTONTHE WHITE HOUSE

@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICEIn an unprecedented event in U.S. history, set into motion by RepresentativeMatthew L. Gaetz (R-FL), the House voted 216-210 in favor of declaring the officeof the speaker vacant. Speaker Kevin O. McCarthy (R-CA) was removed from hisposition on Tuesday, following a contentious showdown instigated by a smallfaction of staunch conservative members. This development has thrown the Houseof Representatives and its Republican leadership into a state of disarray. The former Speaker acknowledged the situation and announced later that evening thathe would not seek reelection as Speaker, thereby leaving the position open forcontention. Representative Patrick T. McHenry (R-NC) assumed the title of Speaker ProTempore, but his authority is believed to be limited to convening and adjourning theHouse and presiding over the election of the next Speaker, which is expected totake place next week. The is no likely successor or obvious candidate for Speakerthat can unity the fractious conference, but the House cannot conduct anylegislative business until a new Speaker is elected. THIS WEEK IN WASHINGTONTHE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESThe Eight Republicans Who VotedTo Oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy

@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICEThe Senate considered and voted on numerous nominations this week.The Senate Committee on the Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Intellectual Propertyheld a hearing, entitled: “Back to School with the SHOP SAFE Act: Protecting OurFamilies from Unsafe Online Counterfeits.”THIS WEEK IN WASHINGTONTHE UNITED STATES SENATE

SOCIAL SECURITY FAIRNESS ACTTOP LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIESLAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS’ EQUITY ACTCOLLECTIVE BARGAINING RIGHTSH.R. 132267 COSPONSORSR: 17 D: 50H.R. 82296 COSPONSORSR: 96 D: 200S. 59746 COSPONSORSR: 7 D: 39@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICEH.R. 354PROTECT AND SERVE ACTNOT YET INTRODUCED IN THE SENATEH.R. 74379 COSPONSORSR: 68 D: 1135 COSPONSORSR: 35 D: 0LEOSA REFORM ACTHELPER ACTH.R. 317087 COSPONSORSR: 25 D: 62S. 151413 COSPONSORSR: 3 D: 10MORE RESOURCES BILLS SUPPORTEDS. 14623 COSPONSORSR: 3 D: 0H.R. 353938 COSPONSORSR: 9 D: 29NOT YET INTRODUCED IN THE SENATES. 16581 COSPONSORSR: 1 D: 0

@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICEICYMI: Comprehensive Report: FOP’s 2021 CriticalIssues in Policing SurveyThe FOP Survey provides an overview of the present condition ofpolicing and outlines the hazards and obstacles faced by officers.FOP NEWSROOMPhiladelphia journalist and activist Josh Kruger, who frequentlydownplayed crime concerns in the city, died after being shot in hishome Monday.Philadelphia journalist who mocked crime concernsshot and killed at home (Fox 45)Since the start of the year, hundreds of drivers across the nation’scapital have been robbed of their vehicles at gunpoint. On Mondaynight, the latest victim was a member of Congress.Congressman Becomes Latest Carjacking Victim as D.C.Crime Continues to Rise (New York Times)A man was fatally shot by police after he opened fire and shot threepolice officers and another man in Northeast Philadelphia following adomestic incident...3 officers, man injured after shooting in NortheastPhiladelphia; suspect dead: police (CBS 3)The National Fraternal Order of Police reports that as of 9:00ameastern on 3 October, there have been 290 officers shot in the line ofduty so far in 2023.FOP Monthly Update: Officers Shot and Killed

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