COP on the Hill –  stories from the weeks of February 19 and 26, 2025

COP on the Hill –  stories from the weeks of February 19 and 26, 2025

That was mean:  I have hung my COP jacket in this cloak room for 15 years – no problemo…this Wednesday someone did not like the message: COPS SAY LEGALIZE HEROIN. He/She took it off the hanger and put it on the floor.

Tough part of the Job:  I was having a good chat with a House staffer. I was touching upon how relapse is especially deadly…he replied, “I know.  That is how my father died a year ago.”  I hear how staffers lose friends/acquaintances all the time…hearing his story took my breath away.

Possibilities:  At the Grover Norquist meeting, I had my first chat this session with a White House staffer…we exchanged cards.  She invited me to write up a proposal, and if approved, come to the WH for a discussion on why should Trump support legalizing marijuana at the federal level…Naturally, I asked the top MJ lobbyist in DC, Don Murphy for his help..Stay tuned.

This Week:

02 meetings.. Grover Norquist center-right meeting

7014 Presentations to Congressional staffers… 15 these weeks

479 chats with other elected officials, state reps, senators, VIPs,   … 02 this week.. White House staffer and diplomat from Lithuania (fascinating chat).

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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