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@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICELEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITYLEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITYNational President Patrick Yoes spoke with various media outlets. Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Alex Flemister, Director of Strategic Initiativesin the Office of Public Liaison, about the impact that current and future Executive Orderswill or could have on law enforcement.Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson and Legislative Liaison Benjamin Stokes metwith staff in the offices of Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and John K.Fetterman (D-PA) to discuss the “Law Enforcement Officers’ Equity Act,” S. 167, the“Protect and Serve Act,” and other FOP priorities.Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson spoke with staff in the office of Senator JohnCornyn III (R-TX) about the “Law Enforcement Officers’ Equity Act” and the possibility ofthe Senator taking the lead Republican role.Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Hannah Huemme, Director of External Affairsfor the Office of the Vice President, about FOP priorities and issues of interest andconcern.Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Greg Heeb, with the Federal Bureau ofInvestigation’s (FBI) staff in their Washington, D.C Headquarters, about continuing ourdialogue and collaboration with FBI Director Kash Patel.Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Kevin O’Connor, Assistant to the GeneralPresident of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), about the public safetyimpact of certain Executive Orders and the legislative priorities both organizations share.Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson and Legislative Liaison Benjamin Stokes metwith the chief counsel for Representative Jamin B. Raskin (D-MD) to discuss the “Protectand Serve Act” and other FOP priorities.
@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICELEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITYLEGISLATIVE NEWS & ACTIVITYSenior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson and Legislative Liaison Laura Gormallyconducted a virtual meeting with Chad Jones, Chairman of the FOP’s Federal Officers’Coalition, and Rachael Patnode, Chairman of the FOP’s Federal Officers Committee, todiscuss the “Law Enforcement Officers’ Equity Act” and other priorities impacting FederalofficersSenior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson and Legislative Liaison Laura Gormally metwith staff in the office of Patrick L. Harrigan (R-NC) to discuss draft legislation thatwould establish a grant program to support local and State task forces on anti-gang andnarcotics trafficking, as well as “Law Enforcement Officers’ Equity Act,” the “Protect andServe Act,” and other FOP priorities.Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson and Legislative Laura Gormally met with thechief counsel for Representative Andrew S. Biggs (R-AZ), Chairman of the Subcommitteeon Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, to discuss the “Protect and Serve Act”and other FOP priorities.Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson and Legislative Liaison Laura Gormally had avirtual conference call with the minority staff on the House Committee on the Judiciaryto discuss H.R. 1551, the “Protect and Serve Act,” and other FOP priorities.
@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICELISTEN & SUBSCRIBE WATCH PREVIOUS EPISODESTHE BLUE VIEW PODCASTAfter 40 years of injustice, public employees will finally receive the full Social Securitybenefits they have earned. The 118th Congress has passed the Social SecurityFairness Act, repealing the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government PensionOffset. Join us as we discuss this historic victory with Jim Pasco, Executive Director of theFraternal Order of Police, and Edward A. Kelly, General President of the InternationalAssociation of Firefighters. Together, we’ll break down the years of advocacy,bipartisan efforts, and the role law enforcement and firefighters played in makinghistory.
@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICEThe House stands in recess until 28 April.THIS WEEK IN WASHINGTONTHE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICETHIS WEEK IN WASHINGTONTHE UNITED STATES SENATEThe Senate stands in recess until 28 April.
@GLFOP @FOPNATIONALNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICEFOP NEWSROOMH.R. 2096, the “Protecting Our Nation’s CapitalEmergency Act” S. 1409, the “Public Safety Officer Concussions andTraumatic Brain Injury Health Act”National President Patrick Yoes sent a letter to SenatorsCornyn and Cortez Masto in support of S. 1409, the “PublicSafety Officer Concussions and Traumatic Brain Injury HealthAct.” Webinar on Countering-Unmanned Aircraft SystemsThis webinar on Countering-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) will discuss the current threat posed by unmanned aircraftplatforms, what DHS and our state and local partners are doingto address the evolving threat, and opportunities for ongoingcollaboration.A bomb with a force powerful enough to instantly destroy muchof a nine-story building shattered a quiet Oklahoma City morningand sent a shock wave through America.Oklahoma City to mark 30 years since the bombingthat killed 168 people and shook AmericaNational President Patrick Yoes sent a letter to RepresentativesGarbarino and Stauber in support of H.R. 2096, the “ProtectingOur Nation’s Capital Emergency Act.”National President Patrick Yoes sent a letter to leadership onthe House Committee on the Judiciary asking them toconsider and favorably report H.R. 1551, the "Protect andServe Act."H.R. 1551, the “Protect and Serve Act”
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