COP on the Hill: Stories from the week of Sept. 26, October 7 and 14, 2025
Posted December 5th, 2025 by hiwayhowieStories from the week of Sept. 26, October 7 and 14, 2025
Must be present to win: At the Norquist meeting I had a solid chat with a state Senator from Kansas. He was and receptive to COP ideas. Given how ultra-conservative his state is, that is a good start.
On the 26th I participated in a 30-minute Q and A from a White House staffer. It was a wide-ranging chat on many topics…he did not respond to my written question, regarding re-schedule, de-schedule marijuana….I will ask again this month.
On the 6th I was visiting my families’ farm in northern Michigan (coming back from a wedding). Imagine my surprise that our neighbor to the west had put up an 8 foot fence, draped in tarp and invisible…..long story short = they are growing 200 acres for a medical marijuana processor. I asked a few questions of the employee and will get a tour, next time I’m in the area.
Back to work in the House.
Meetings this week: 1- Grover Norquist right of center
7179 Presentations to Congressional staffers… 09this week
487 chats with other elected officials, state reps, senators, VIPs, … 01 this week. A state Senator from Kansas.
COP stats since inception: August 2009
403 personal chats with a Member of Congress… 0 this week
117 Appearances/Interviews on major TV/Radio/Print media. 0 this week
245 interviews and reports in minor media … 0 this week –
102 Radio Interviews: 0 this week
34 major conferences attended – CPAC 2024, (3 UN drug conferences in Vienna, Austria), LULAC, NRA, CBC, ASA, DPA, Dem & Repub. Presidential conventions., National Review, Republican Annual Retreat etc.) 0 this week
Media: Blaze TV {new, popular right-wing}, (Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, Univision, BBC, CNN, NPR, OAN, German, Swiss, French, Spanish TV and radio) Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, Grand Rapids Press + 9 other MI papers. Chicago Tribune, Honolulu Star Advertiser {foto and caption}, Reason Magazine, Reuters, Stern
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