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JIM PASCO
Executive Director
PATRICK YOES
National President
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE | WEEKLY UPDATE | 7 DECEMBER 2020
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Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Jack A. Rauch,
Special Assistant to the President, regarding the homelessness
and mental illness crises as well as the December schedule.
Executive Director Pasco and Mr. Rauch also discussed the
FOP's request for President Donald J. Trump to grant a
presidential pardon to Stephanie Mohr, a former officer with
the Prince George’s County Police Department in Maryland,
who—after a second trial in 2001—was unjustly convicted and
sentenced to ten years
for the actions of her
canine partner.
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National President Patrick Yoes had numerous meetings with
FOP leadership in preparation of launching the FOP's Media
and Community Relations Toolkit.
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to read the letter that
National President Yoes
sent to President Trump
urging him to pardon
Stephanie Mohr.
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Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Dean M. Kueter, Jr.,
Executive Director of the Presidential Commission on Law
Enforcement and the Administration of Justice, regarding the
recently released draft report from the Commission. To read
the draft report, please
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Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Brian Dorow, Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Office for State and Local Law Enforcement
(OSLLE) within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS),
regarding immigration issues.
Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Greg Schultz, Senior
Advisor to the President-Elect, as well as members of the
Biden-Harris Presidential Transition's agency review teams for
the U.S. Departments of Justice and Homeland Security
regarding transition issues.
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Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson spoke with staff in
the office of Senator Thomas R. Tillis (R-NC) regarding S.
4605, the "Protect and Serve Act."
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Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson and Legislative
Liaison Rebecca Tyus spoke with staff in the office of Senator
Christopher A. Coons (D-DE) regarding S. 4186, the "Driving
for Opportunity Act," and S. 4605, the "Protect and Serve Act."
Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson and Legislative
Liaison Rebecca Tyus had a call with staff in the office of
Senator Lindsay Graham (R-SC) and Representative H.
Thompson Rice Jr. (R-SC) regarding the Community Oriented
Policing Services (COPS) reauthorization bill.
Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson presented to a
meeting of the National Criminal Justice Association.
Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson spoke with staff in
the office of Senator John Cornyn III (R-TX) regarding S. 2174,
the "Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act."
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Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson and Legislative
Liaison Rebecca Tyus had several calls with stakeholder
groups regarding anti-money laundering language in the
National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
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Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson, Legislative Liaison
Mark McDonald and Legislative Liaison Rebecca Tyus
participated in the Operation Warp Speed briefing call, hosted
by Senior Administrations officials, regarding the
Administration’s recent activity to combat COVID-19 and the
Operation Warp Speed Vaccine Summit at the White House.
Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson and Legislative
Liaison Rebecca Tyus had a call with staff in the office of
Representative James D. Jordan (R-OH) regarding S. 4186, the
"Driving for Opportunity Act," and H.R. 8772/S. 2174, the
"Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act."
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President Donald J. Trump hosted an Operation Warp Speed
Vaccine Summit at the White House, during which he signed an
Executive Order to ensure all Americans have access to the
coronavirus vaccine before the U.S. government begins aiding
nations around the world. At the Vaccine Summit, Federal
officials provided updates on the COVID-19 vaccine process.
Executives from the private sector, such as FedEx, UPS, CVS
and Walgreens, gave remarks at the summit and detailed the
logistical plans for distribution of the vaccine, once approved
by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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