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Feb 23 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
I’m proud to introduce legislation to prevent the sunset of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet), a nationwide broadband network for public safety communications. demings.house.gov/media/press-re…
As a former 27-year law enforcement officer and Chief of Police, Chair of the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery, and as the mother of a firefighter, it is critical that Congress pass this legislation to enhance first responder communications.
This has been a goal since September 11th, 2001, when I remember serving as Commander of the @OrlandoPolice Officers stationed at @MCO and struggling to receive comprehensive and timely information.
As we work to keep Floridians and all Americans safe, we must empower first responders and emergency managers with the tools and technology they need to share information, coordinate responses, and protect the people under their care.

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Today, she is “widely credited as the first person in the modern civil rights era to treat the problems of equality for women and equality for African-Americans as a seamless whole.” nytimes.com/2010/04/21/us/…
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As a member of @HouseIntel I am continuing to monitor the situation in Ukraine as we work to keep all Americans safe.

U.S. citizens: please take the State Department’s warning seriously and leave the country as soon as possible.
The safety of the Floridians serving in the National Guard in Ukraine is a top priority and I trust the DOD’s assurances that they will be safely withdrawn in the event of escalation.
Our position remains clear: a war that would result in catastrophic casualties and displacement is totally unacceptable. We are united and continue to work with our allies in the effort to keep the peace.
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Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs was a pastor, abolitionist, and Florida’s first and only Black Secretary of State. He also helped to build the state's education system, including leadership to establish @FAMU_1887 (#FAMU #FAMUly #Rattlers #FangsUp🐍). #BlackHistoryMonth Image
Born in Philadelphia in 1821, Gibbs worked as a carpenter’s apprentice before he attended Dartmouth College, the third Black man to do so. He later attended Princeton Theological Seminary to become a minister.
He became a prominent abolitionist, working with Frederick Douglass and others, writing for anti-slavery publications, and serving as Pastor for the First African Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia. He called for equal treatment on the rail cars and accommodations.
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“Always courageous,” U.S. Navy pilot Jesse LeRoy Brown was the U.S. Navy's first Black pilot, and the first Black naval officer killed in the Korean War. His heroism in service to our country earned him the Distinguished Flying Cross. #BlackHistoryMonth
His father took him to an air show at age six. As a paperboy, he read in the newspaper about pioneering Black aviators. He wrote to the White House to ask that Black Americans be allowed to fly. He'd look up from working in fields and say, "I'm going to fly one of those one day."
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If you or someone you love needs help, resources are available. For anyone experiencing a mental health crisis, remember that the Suicide Prevention Hotline is open, free, and confidential 24 hours a day, every day, at (800) 273-8255
Aspire Health Partners: 407-875-3700 aspirehealthpartners.com
National Alliance on Mental Illness: 800-950-6264 namigo.org
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