FOP Update - Week of January 4, 2021

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JIM PASCO
Executive Director
PATRICK YOES
National President
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NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE  |  WEEKLY UPDATE  |  4 JANUARY 2021

National President Patrick Yoes penned an op-ed in the Wall

Street Journal offering the FOP's support for Alejandro N.

Mayorkas, who was nominated by President-elect Biden to be

Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. To

read President Yoes' op-ed, please

CLICK HERE

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National President Patrick Yoes attended the FOP's Labor

Coalition Conference in Deerfield, Florida.

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Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Jack A. Rauch,

Special Assistant to the President, expressed the FOP's

gratitude for his collegial, energetic approach in doing his job

and his assistance to the FOP, as today is his last day working

at the White House.

Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Michael C. Stenger,

Sergeant-at-Arms for the United States Senate, regarding the

events that unfolded at the U.S. Capitol. Mr. Stenger has resigned

in the wake of the riot. A Marine Corps veteran, Mr. Stenger retired

from the U.S. Secret Service as

an Assistant Director and has

served seven years as the Senate

Sergeant-at-Arms. He is an active

member of D.C. FOP Lodge #1.

Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Greg Schultz, Senior

Advisor to the President-Elect, regarding continuing liaison with the

President-elect's staff.

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Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Alejandro N. Mayorkas,

who has been nominated by President-elect Biden to be Secretary

of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, regarding FOP

assistance during his confirmation process.

OFFICE

THE

PRESIDENT ELECT

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Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson, Legislative Liaison

Mark McDonald and Legislative Liaison Rebecca Tyus had a

conference call with staff from the International Association of

Fire Fighters (IAFF) and other stakeholders regarding re-

introduction of the "Public Employer-Employee Cooperation Act"

for the 117th Congress. This legislation is one of the FOP's top

legislative priorities.

Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson and Legislative

Liaison Mark McDonald spoke with staff in the office of Senator

Cory A. Booker (D-NJ) regarding the re-introduction of the “Law

Enforcement Officers’ Equity Act" in the 117th Congress. This

legislation is one of the FOP's top legislative priorities.

Senior Legislative Liaison

Tim Richardson had a call

with Judiciary Committee

staff in the office of

Senator Dianne G.

Feinstein (D-CA) regarding

the Committee's agenda

for the 117th Congress.

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Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson and Legislative

Liaison Rebecca Tyus had a call with staff in the office of

Representative Thomas E. Emmer Jr. (R-MN) regarding FOP top

priorities as well as two bills he intends to cosponsor, the

"Community Outpost Outreach and Engagement Act," and the

"Abby Honold Act."

Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson and Legislative

Liaison Rebecca Tyus had a call with Judiciary Committee staff in

the office of Senator John N. Kennedy (R-LA) regarding the

introduction of a Senate version of the "LEOSA Reform Act" and

the "Protect and Serve Act." Both pieces of legislation discussed

are included in the FOP's top legislative priorities.

Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson and Legislative

Liaison Rebecca Tyus had a call with stakeholder groups

regarding anti-money laundering legislation in the "National

Defense Authorization Act," which was passed in December

during the 116th Congress.

Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson and Legislative Liaison

Rebecca Tyus had a call with staff in the office of Senator Robert P.

Casey Jr. (D-PA) regarding the "Safe Interactions Act" and the

"Human-services Emergency Logistics Program (HELP) Act."

The House and Senate met in a joint session of Congress, which is

mandated under Federal law, to certify the Electoral College votes

from each State. Vice President Michael R. Pence, who presided

over the joint session, announced that Congress had completed the

counting of the Electoral College votes and certified the election of

President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. Earlier in the day, the joint

session of Congress was interrupted when United States Capitol

Police (USCP) officers and other law enforcement officers

responded to thousands of individuals who engaged in violence as

they stormed the United States Capitol Building.

JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS

THIS WEEK IN WASHINGTON

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