Hi, just a reminder that you're receiving this email because you have expressed
an interest in Indian River County Republican Executive Committee. Don't forget
to add [email protected] to your address book so we'll be sure to land in your inbox!
You may unsubscribe
[link removed]
if you no longer wish to receive our emails.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Dear John,
Be sure to visit our website:
www.ircgop.com [[link removed]]
REC Chair Jay Kramer requested that we share this week's Florida GOP Newsletter
with the readership. It's a bit long, but worth it!!

Governor Ron DeSantis' COVID Response:
Safe. Smart. Step-by-Step.
Plan for Florida's Recovery
May 18, 2020
Message from Chairman Joe Gruters
I could not be prouder of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis who, last week continued
traveling to all corners of the state - including Northwest Florida, Jacksonville,
Sarasota, Palm Beach, and Miami. In case you missed any of these announcements,
you can watch them on the Governor's Twitter [[link removed]],
Facebook [[link removed]]
and YouTube [[link removed]]
pages. Over the past weeks he has met with dozens of local and community leaders
as he continues to remain laser-focused on reopening Florida by using his Safe,
Smart, Step-by-Step approach for Florida's recovery. But first, some good news
-- his actions to protect and jump start Florida's economy have earned him an "A"
in a report from the Committee to Unleash Prosperity and FreedomWorks titled, "Grading
Our Governors: A Report Card on Reopening States' Economies [[link removed]]."
In RPOF news, I continue to participate in Zoom meetings and conference calls with
you -- our supporters and it has given me great pleasure to highlight our Governor's
accomplishments and our efforts to keep Florida red as we head into the November
Election. I recently participated in an interview on the One America News Network
which you can watch here [[link removed]].
I cannot emphasize enough how fortunate we are to have such a strong leader like
Governor Ron DeSantis and we thank him for his steadfast commitment to keeping
Floridians safe and our economy strong.
Top News
Last week Governor DeSantis announced [[link removed]]
that Florida would be moving to a roll out of a full Phase 1 by today, Monday, May
18. He outlined his objectives -- and bulleted how Florida will be able to get
there. To learn more about the full Phase 1 roll out please click here [[link removed]].
His announcement also includes the long awaited reopening of gyms today. The Governor
has continued to encourage Floridians to take advantage of opportunities to go outside
for fresh air and exercise stating it is good for mental health and overall well-being.
Week in Review
Friday, May 15 Governor Ron DeSantis held a press conference at Ascension St. Vincent's
Hospital in Jacksonville. He was joined by Mayor Lenny Curry and health experts
who wanted to strongly remind Floridians to seek medical help if they are not feeling
well.
Thursday, May 14 Governor DeSantis kicked off the day by joining the Fox and Friends
crew to share some good news with all sports fans. He stated that Florida will be
welcoming the return of professional sports. You can watch the announcement here
[[link removed]].
Governor Ron DeSantis also traveled to Miami and joined with several South Florida
Mayors and discussed his Safe. Smart. Step-by-Step Plan for Florida's Recovery [[link removed]].
He shared the news that Miami-Dade and Broward would be joining the rest of the
counties that are currently implementing Phase1 of the reopening.
Wednesday, May 13 the Governor held a meeting at the Florida State Capitol to discuss
measures that the state has taken to protect Florida's most vulnerable residents
-- the elderly, and how together the state has been able to limit the spread of
COVID-19 at long-term care facilities. The Governor also referenced several slides
that can be viewed here [[link removed]].
Sunday, May 10 Gov. DeSantis travelled to West Palm Beach where he announced that
they would be able to enter Phase 1 on Monday, May 11th. The Governor was joined
by Palm Beach County Mayor Dave Kerner.
Saturday, May 9 Governor DeSantis directed DEO to waive the work search and work
registration requirements for claimants through May 30, 2020. In accordance with
federal law, claimants will be required to return to the CONNECT system every two
weeks to request their benefits.
Friday, May 8 Governor DeSantis was joined by Orlando barber shop owner J Henry
who helped the Governor announce the much anticipated re-opening of barber shops,
hair salons and nail salons with enhanced safety protocols for all counties currently
in Phase 1, including Palm Beach County, effective Monday, May 11th. The announcement
was made by the Governor on twitter [[link removed]]
with the help of barber shop owner J. Henry.
Quotes of the Week
"4,800 deaths in New York nursing homes is 3x the amount of deaths from COVID19
in the entire state of Florida... And I will tell you why, in Florida, Governor
DeSantis is right...Here in NY, we have to learn from this...We need that policy
they have in Florida.Thank God for governor Desantis." - Dr. Marc Siegel, Fox News
Contributor
FOX News, Tucker Carlson and Dr. Marc Siegel highlighted how Governor DeSantis'
strategy to take swift action early on during the COVID-19 to protect senior citizens
in nursing homes and assisted living facilities helped flatten the curve in Florida
and protect lives. Watch the segment HERE [[link removed]].
Tweets of the Week
Gov DeSantis Tweet: Florida records best testing day since the start of the COVID-19
pandemic. On May 7th, Florida received nearly 20,000 test results, which yielded
only 358 new Florida cases and the lowest statewide positivity rate - 1.89% - on
record for new cases since the start of the pandemic. Retweet the good news:
Videos of the Week
Gov. DeSantis pushing a return to normalcy in Florida:
RPOF Chairman Joe Gruters Discusses Florida's Reopening
Graphics to Share
News Roundup
Gov. DeSantis stops in Lee County, talks jobless checks, positive trends in COVID-19
test results [[link removed]]
Ron DeSantis, health officials say most of Florida is past peak infections [[link removed]]
Ashley Moody calls on Congress to investigate Chinese government [[link removed]]
DeSantis wants to allow visits to nursing homes again [[link removed]]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sees 1/7 of NY's Nursing Home Deaths after Banning Coronavirus
Patients' Entry [[link removed]]
Florida's 2 biggest counties preparing to reopen [[link removed]]
Florida's Reopening is Worth Rooting For [[link removed]]
Ron DeSantis was 'More Right' About Coronavirus; Victim of Media Bias [[link removed]]
Florida gyms can reopen Monday, Gov. Ron DeSantis says; Restaurants can operate
at 50% [[link removed]]
Ron DeSantis: 'All professional sports are welcome' in Florida [[link removed]]
Gov. Ron DeSantis will allow gyms to open in Phase One of reopening plan [[link removed]]
New York Times acknowledges what Governor DeSantis knew from the start - "Travel
from New York City Seeded Wave of U.S. Outbreaks [[link removed]]."
Deroy Murdock: On coronavirus and nursing homes, DeSantis and Cuomo offer life-and-death
contrast [[link removed]]
State of Florida Resources
Want more information? Florida has been hailed as one of the most transparent states
in the nation during the response to COVID-19. Here are the top resources accessible
to all Floridians:

* Governor's Office COVID-19 Resources Webpage [[link removed]]
* Florida's COVID-19 Data and Surveillance Dashboard [[link removed]]
* Florida's Hospital Bed Capacity Dashboard [[link removed]]
* DEO Reemployment Assistance Claims Dashboard [[link removed]]
* Governor DeSantis Executive Order 20-91 Essential Services and Activities List
[[link removed]]
* Answers to Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Executive Order 20-91 [[link removed]]
* Answers to Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Executive Order 20-112 [[link removed]]
* Report to Governor DeSantis from the Re-Open Florida Task Force [[link removed]]

PAID FOR BY THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF FLORIDA. NOT AUTHORIZED BY ANY CANDIDATE OR
CANDIDATE'S COMMITTEE. WWW.FLORIDA.GOP [[link removed]]

You can follow the Florida GOP on Facebook [[link removed]]
or Twitter [[link removed]].
PAID FOR BY THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF FLORIDA. NOT AUTHORIZED BY ANY CANDIDATE OR
CANDIDATE'S COMMITTEE. WWW.FLORIDA.GOP [[link removed]]
Republican Party of Florida, 420 East Jefferson Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32301.
Privacy Policy [[link removed]]

--------------------------------------------------------
Click on this link to email me: [mailto:[email protected]]
Joe Saul
Secretary Indian River County REC
www.ircgop.com [[link removed]]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

GOD BLESS AMERICA

Joe Saul
Secretary
Indian River County Republican Executive Committee

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Forward email
[link removed]

This email was sent to [email protected] by [email protected].

Update Profile/Email Address
[link removed]


Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe(TM)
[link removed]


Privacy Policy:[link removed]

Online Marketing by
Constant Contact(R)
www.constantcontact.com



Indian River County Republican Executive Committee | 2001 9th Ave. | Ste. 107 | Vero Beach | FL | 32960