FOP Update - 23 February 2024

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National President Patrick Yoes gave various media interviews regarding law

enforcement challenges on the horizon, the recruitment and retention crisis, and the

National FOP's data showing a rise in the number of officers shot in the line of duty.

LEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITY

National President Patrick Yoes attended the National FOP Wellness Summit in

Nashville, TN.

Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Betsy Henthorne, Chief of Staff for the

newly-named Acting Associate U.S. Attorney General Benjamin C. Mizer, to discuss

his new administration and areas of mutual interests.

Executive Director Jim Pasco attended a farewell reception at the White House for

Vanessa Chen, Special Assistant to the President for Criminal Justice and Guns

Policy, Domestic Policy Council, to thank her for her collaboration over the past two

years.

National President Patrick Yoes attended the National FOP Leadership Matters

Seminar in Nashville, TN.

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LEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITY

Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson spoke with Dianne Bernhard, Executive

Director for the Concerns Of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.), regarding pending death

benefits claims before the Public Safety Officers’ Benefit (PSOB) program from

officers who died of rhabdomyolosis.

Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson spoke with staff in office of Senator Amy

J. Klobuchar (D-MN) about the “Protect and Serve Act” and S. 1306, the “COPS

Reauthorization Act.”

Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson spoke with staff in the office of Senator

Cory A. Booker (D-NJ) about S. 1306, the “COPS Reauthorization Act.”

Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson spoke with staff in the office of

Representative Peter A. Stauber (R-MN) about the shooting deaths of two law

enforcement officers and a volunteer fire fighter last weekend in Minnesota.

Legislative Liaison Asa Render participated in multiple stakeholder round tables

developing and discussing counter-UAS legislation.

Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson and Legislative Liaisons David Taboh

Asa Render, and Benjamin Stokes participated in the monthly meeting of the Public

Pension Network.