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Dear friends and family:

As our country faces another government shutdown, I respectfully request that each and everyone of you take special notice to those members of Congress that today voted against a bill that would ensure our men and women of our armed forces continue to get paid during this shutdown. It’s going to be a tremendous strain on our military personnel to simply be told, report to work, keep the post, and by the way, your not going to get a paycheck…. I’m not advocating for any one party, I’m advocating for our troops who allow us to sleep at night knowing they have the post covered. Remember who voted against this and when it comes time in the booth, choose wisely!

https://www.sullivan.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/democrats-block-sullivans-legislation-to-pay-military-during-a-shutdown #:~:text=WASHINGTON%E2%80%94U.S.%20Senators%20Dan%20Sullivan,was%20blocked%20by%20Senate%20Democrats.

Democrats Block Sullivan’s Legislation to Pay Military During a Shutdown | U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan of Alaska The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Dan Sullivan of Alaska

https://www.flsenate.gov/Committees/BillSummaries/2023/html/3171

2023 Bill Summaries - The Florida Senate This summary is provided for information only and does not represent the opinion of any Senator, Senate Officer, or Senate Office.

Here is everything you need to know about Florida's Senate Bill 1718, the Immigration Bill.

In February 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis proposed legislation that would suppress illegal immigration in the state of Florida. In April, the Florida Senate passed the resulting bill (SB 1718), and on May 2, the House followed suit. The bill is now ready for DeSantis to sign it into law.

What the Immigration Bill calls for

The legislation includes restrictions and severe penalties that are intended to hinder the flow of illegal immigrants into the state. It increases employment verification requirements, discourages citizens from transporting illegal immigrants, requires hospitals to report on costs related to treating them, and bans the Florida use of driver’s licenses issued to them in other states.

The bill includes almost every stipulation that DeSantis had asked for; one notable exception is the in-state tuition ban for immigrants’ children, which is not in the final legislation.

Employment rules: For some time, the federal E-verify system has applied only to public employers and contractors, but with this new bill, all companies with 25 or more employees must use E-Verify to ensure employment eligibility of their workers. Employers that fail to comply could lose their operating licenses. In addition, the legislation allows for random audits of companies suspected of employing undocumented workers.
Transportation limits: The bill calls for stronger criminal penalties for human smuggling, which includes helping people from other countries enter Florida. (The original proposal called for criminal charges against anyone transporting migrants within the state, but that section was rewritten.)
Healthcare requirements: Hospitals that receive federal and state Medicaid reimbursements will now be required to track and report the amount of money spent to care for illegal immigrants in their emergency rooms.
Driver’s licenses and other IDs: Non-citizens who have received driver’s licenses in other states will be barred from using them in Florida. Also, local governments will be prohibited from funding the creation of identification cards for illegal immigrants.
Education restrictions: DeSantis has hoped to repeal in-state tuition for “Dreamers,” the children of undocumented immigrants, but he did not have enough support in the state legislature. Lawmakers from both parties see access to higher education as a benefit for Florida’s overall economy. However, the bill does repeal a 2014 law that permitted undocumented immigrants to practice law in the state.
Unauthorized Alien Transport Program: The bill provides up to $12 million to fund the Unauthorized Alien Transport Program (part of the Division of Emergency Management). This program stemmed from DeSantis’s transportation of immigrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard last year.
What the legislation means for Florida

In December 2022 and January 2023, Florida experienced a substantial migrant influx when hundreds of Cuban and Haitian asylum seekers arrived by boat in the Florida Keys. The governor responded by activating the state national guard.

DeSantis, who is expected to run for U.S. president in 2024, has pushed several anti-immigration measures while in office. Those began with his push to ban “sanctuary cities” and have culminated with this comprehensive bill.

Supporters of the legislation believe the measures are necessary to protect Floridians from an immigrant invasion, while opponents consider the requirements cruel and excessive.

With this new legislation, Florida businesses must be vigilant in their hiring practices and ensure they are following the E-Verify requirements. The new rules could heavily impact agriculture, hospitality and construction.

In addition, those working in healthcare may experience a reluctance of undocumented immigrants to seek medical assistance as they may fear deportation.

If you have questions about how the legislation will impact you or your company, do not hesitate to consult legal counsel. An experienced immigration attorney can advise you on hiring practices and other issues and help ensure you comply with the new requirements.

https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1718

Senate Bill 1718 (2023) - The Florida Senate Immigration; Prohibiting counties and municipalities, respectively, from providing funds to any person, entity, or organization to issue identification documents to an individual who does not provide proof of lawful presence in the United States; specifying that certain driver licenses and permits i...

https://flgov.com/2023/05/10/governor-ron-desantis-signs-strongest-anti-illegal-immigration-legislation-in-the-country-to-combat-bidens-border-crisis/

Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Strongest Anti-Illegal Immigration Legislation in the Country to Combat Biden’s Border Crisis JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 1718 to combat the dangerous effects of illegal immigration caused by the federal government’s reckless border policies. This legislation makes using E-Verify mandatory for any employer with 25 or more employees, imposes enforc...

https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2023/03/23/lawsuits-insurance-auto-homeowners-rates-negligence-tort-reform/

Sweeping legal reforms passed by Florida Legislature, dividing Republicans House Bill 837 will make it harder and more expensive to sue insurance companies.

Live look-in at the Tampa Convention Center this afternoon on Day 1 of the July 2022 Florida Bar Exam ... 👀

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Amazing work! Take a moment and read the work That’s being done!

DIVE THERAPY AND RECOVERY ECU maritime studies researchers are leading veterans in therapeutic dive experiences off the island of Saipan to recover missing WWII personnel.

Never forget!

Today marks the 17th anniversary of Operation Red Wings. Join us in paying tribute to the 19 heroes that lost their lives on this date. May they never be forgotten.

Thank you!

Did you know?

The TPD dive team teaches several courses and participates in a host of programs throughout the year. Officer Cotis and Officer Spears volunteered to be instructors at the Dagger Dive in Key West, earlier this month, hosted by TFDSOF. The organization gives back to disabled veterans and their families. Veterans were able to experience Scuba diving with their families during the Dagger Dive event. Thank you Officers Cotis and Spears for volunteering your time.

https://www.flgov.com/2022/06/09/governor-ron-desantis-signs-six-bills-to-support-floridas-military-families/

Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Six Bills to Support Florida’s Military Families

Amazing Foundation! Doing great work!

Outstanding! Thank you TFD, looking forward to Dagger Dive 2022 and continuing to be blessed to help others!

Task Force Dagger Special Opareations Foundation Introduction Introduction to the services and programs of Task Force Dagger Special Operations Foundation.

We Pray for them and the families. God bless!

For many in the SOF community, Memorial Day is not once a year, we remember our teammates and our friends daily. This weekend we share stories of the fallen, highlighting their heroic efforts or the impact they had on others. We think of their families and honor their legacy. Please join us in memorializing the men and women that paid the ultimate sacrifice so that we may enjoy our freedom.

*Photo provided by Mark Stephens, Chairman of the TFDSOF Executive Board

God bless and thank you!

A letter to the force.

Silent Heroes! Thank you!

Amazing work!

Bridging generations and honoring those who have gone before them, a Joint Recovery Team with Task Force Dagger Special Operations Foundation offers our nation’s respect to those who died in battle off the island of Saipan during World War II.

Amazing work!

Stay safe!

Retail theft…….. Felony……

Senate passes bill to make ‘organized retail theft’ a felony Over the objection of criminal justice reform advocates, the Senate has agreed to crack down on “organized retail theft,” also known as “boosting.” The Senate voted 38-0 on February 17 to approve SB 1534 by Sen. Jim Boyd, R-Bradenton. “This is happening around the country as we have seen, ...

It's only January, but we've already begun to plan our signature Dagger Dive event, scheduled for June. We look forward to welcoming back our loyal volunteers and hosting new families for this week-long event that provides mission, purpose, focus, and strengthens the family bond.

2022

Wishing everyone a safe and a very blessed happy new year!!

https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/new-year-eve-22-reasons-not-drink-drive

On New Year's Eve, 22 smart reasons not to drink and drive Fox News Digital spoke to an array of experts, including first responders, to help share the best advice about staying far from the driver's seat as you toast the New Year.

Todd: Hello… Operator…listen to me…I can’t speak very loud. – This is an emergency. I’m a passenger on a United flight to San Francisco.. We have a situation here….Our plane has been hijacked…..can you understand me?

Lisa: (exhaling a deep breath to herself) I understand… Can the hijackers see you talking on the phone?

Todd: No

Lisa: Can you tell me how many hijackers are on the plane?

Todd: There are three that we know of.

Lisa: Can you see any weapons? What kind of weapons do they have?

Todd: Yes…. they don’t have guns….they have knives – they took over the plane with knives.

Lisa: Do you mean…like steak knives?

Todd: No, these are razor knives…like box cutters.

Lisa: Can you tell what country these people are from?

Todd: No…..I don’t know. They sound like they’re from the mid-east.

Lisa: Have they said what they want?

Todd: Someone announced from the cockpit that there was a bomb on board. He said he was the captain and to stay in our seats and stay quiet.
He said that they were meeting these men’s demands and returning to the airport… It was very broken English, and… I’m telling you…it sounded fake!

Lisa: Ok sir, please give me your name.

Todd: My name is Todd Beamer.

Lisa: Ok Todd….my name is Lisa…Do you know your flight number? If you can’t remember, it’s on your ticket.

Todd: It’s United Flight 93.

Lisa: Now Todd, can you try to tell me exactly what happened?

Todd: Two of the hijackers were sitting in first class near the cockpit. A third one was sitting near the back of the coach section. The two up. front got into the cockpit somehow; there was shouting. The third hijacker said he had a bomb. It looks like a bomb. He’s got it tied to his waist with a red belt of some kind.

Lisa: So is the door to the cockpit open?

Todd: No, the hijackers shut it behind them.

Lisa: Has anyone been injured?

Todd: Yes, ..they…they killed one passenger sitting in first class. There’s been lots of shouting. We don’t know if the pilots are dead or alive. A flight attendant told me that the pilot and copilot had been forced from the cockpit and may have been wounded.

Lisa: Where is the 3rd hijacker now Todd?

Todd: He’s near the back of the plane. They forced most of the passengers into first class. There are fourteen of us here in the back. Five are flight attendants. He hasn’t noticed that I slipped into this pantry to get the phone. The guy with the bomb ordered us to sit on the floor in the rear of the plane……….oh Jesus.. Help!

Lisa: Todd….are you ok? Tell me what’s happening!

Todd: Hello…..We’re going down….I think we’re going to crash……Wait – wait a minute. No, we’re leveling off….we’re ok. I think we may be turning around…..That’s it – we changed directions. Do you hear me….we’re flying east again.

Lisa: Ok Todd…. What’s going on with the other passengers?

Todd: Everyone is… really scared. A few passengers with cell phones have made calls to relatives. A guy, Jeremy, was talking to his wife just before the hijacking started. She told him that hijackers had crashed two planes into the World Trade Center……Lisa is that true??

Lisa: Todd…..I have to tell you the truth…..it’s very bad. The World Trade Center is gone. Both of the towers have been destroyed.

Todd: Oh God —help us!

Lisa: A third plane was taken over by terrorists. It crashed into the Pentagon in Washington DC. Our country is under attack….and I’m afraid that your plane may be part of their plan.

Todd: Oh dear God. Dear God…….Lisa, will you do something for me?

Lisa: I’ll try….if I can….Yes.

Todd: I want you to call my wife and my kids for me and tell them what’s happened. Promise me you’ll call..

Lisa: I promise – I’ll call.

Todd: Our home number is 201 353-1073…….You have the same name as my wife…Lisa….We’ve been married for 10 years. She’s pregnant with our 3rd child. Tell her that I love her…….(choking up)..I’ll always love her..(clearing throat) We have two boys.. David, he’s 3 and Andrew, he’s 1…..Tell them……(choking) tell them that their daddy loves them and that he is so proud of them. (clearing throat again) Our baby is due January 12th…..I saw an ultra sound…..it was great….we still don’t know if it’s a girl or a boy………Lisa?

Lisa: (barely able to speak) I’ll tell them, I promise Todd.

Todd: I’m going back to the group—if I can get back I will…

Lisa: Todd, leave this line open…are you still there?……

Lisa: (dials the phone..) Hello, FBI, my name is Lisa Jefferson, I’m a telephone supervisor for GTE. I need to report a terrorist hijacking of a United Airlines Flight 93….Yes I’ll hold.

Goodwin: Hello, this is Agent Goodwin.. I understand you have a hijacking situation?

Lisa: Yes sir, I’ve been talking with a passenger, a Todd Beamer, on Flight 93 who managed to get to an air phone unnoticed.

Goodwin: Where did this flight originate, and what was its destination?

Lisa: The flight left Newark New Jersey at 8 A.M. departing for San Francisco. The hijackers took over the plane shortly after takeoff, and several minutes later the plane changed course – it is now flying east.

Goodwin: Ms. Jefferson…I need to talk to someone aboard that plane. Can you get me thru to the planes phone?

Lisa: I still have that line open sir, I can patch you through on a conference call…hold a mo…..

Todd: Hello Lisa, Lisa are you there?

Lisa: Yes, I’m here. Todd, I made a call to the FBI, Agent Goodwin is on the line and will be talking to you as well.

Todd: The others all know that this isn’t your normal hijacking. Jeremy called his wife again on his cell phone. She told him more about the World Trade Center and all.

Goodwin: Hello Todd. This is Agent Goodwin with the FBI. We have been monitoring your flight. Your plane is on a course for Washington, DC. These terrorists sent two planes into the World Trade Center and one plane into the Pentagon. Our best guess is that they plan to fly your plane into either the White House or the United States Capital Building.

Todd: I understand…hold on……I’ll…….I’ll be back..

Lisa: Mr. Goodwin, how much time do they have before they get to Washington?

Goodwin: Not long ma’am. They changed course over Cleveland; they’re approaching Pittsburgh now. Washington may be twenty minutes away.

Todd: (breathing a little heavier) The plane seems to be changing directions just a little. It’s getting pretty rough up here. The plane is flying real erratic….We’re not going to make it out of here. Listen to me….I want you to hear this….I have talked with the others….we have decided we would not be pawns in these hijackers suicidal plot.

Lisa: Todd, what are you going to do?

Todd: We’ve hatched a plan. Four of us are going to rush the hijacker with the bomb. After we take him out, we’ll break into the cockpit. A stewardess is getting some boiling water to throw on the hijackers at the controls. We’ll get them….and we’ll take them out. Lisa, …..will you do one last thing for me?

Lisa: Yes…What is it?

Todd: Would you pray with me?

They pray: Our father which art in Heaven

Hallowed be thy name,

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done

on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread,

And forgive us our trespasses

As we forgive our trespassers,

And lead us not into temptation

But deliver us from evil

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory

Forever…..Amen

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want…

He makes me to lie down in green pastures

He leads me beside the still waters

He restores my soul

He leads me in paths of righteousness

for His name’s sake

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death

I will fear no evil, for thou art with me…..

Todd: (softer) God help me…Jesus help me….(clears throat and louder)

Are you guys ready?……..

Let’s Roll……………………

God bless the family ! Many prayers for you!

Micah Walker Memorial Fund SSG Micah Walker was born on May 13, 1990. He led a selfless life until the day of his passing on July 27, 2021.  Micah served as a Missionary in Johannesburg South Africa for six years. During this time he met Corinne (Cori), who turned out to be the Love of his life. They have three beauti...

White House announced new Cuban Policy

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/07/22/statement-by-president-joseph-r-biden-jr-on-continuing-crackdown-in-cuba/

Statement by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on Continuing Crackdown in Cuba | The White House I unequivocally condemn the mass detentions and sham trials that are unjustly sentencing to prison those who dared to speak out in an effort to intimidate and threaten the Cuban people into silence. The Cuban people have the same right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly as all people. Th...

Interesting case, New Mexico found gas stations can be liable for selling gas to Drunk Drivers… maybe soon gas stations will install breathalyzers on the pumps before you can buy gas….

Top state court is second to rule that gas stations can be liable for selling fuel to drunken drivers Gasoline stations in New Mexico can be liable for selling fuel to drivers they know or have reason to know are intoxicated, the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled Monday.