COP on the Hill: Stories from the weeks of July 24, 2026

Another Slow Week: The House recessed a week early and out 5 weeks till Labor Day.  Hopefully, the pace will pick up.

 On a Personal Note

I’ll be stepping back from walking the halls of Congress for a while — it’s time for a hip replacement, tentatively scheduled for September, followed by a healing period. I’m looking forward to coming back stronger.

In the meantime, this won’t slow down the work too much. I will hobble to the Grover Norquist meeting on Wednesdays via my fiancé driving me to the front door.   I remain fully committed to serving as a resource for Congress  the news media making the case for legalizing and regulating all illegal drugs.  I will adopt the Covid protocol of phone presentations only.  I will continue to be available for questions, conversations, or interviews throughout my recovery.

Thank you for your continued support — I’ll see you back on the Hill before long.

 Meetings this week:   Grover Norquist right of center meeting

7324 Presentations to Congressional staffers…  03 this week

COP stats since inception: August 2009

405 personal chats with a Member of Congress… 0 this week

507 chats with other elected officials, state reps, senators, VIPs,   … 0 this week

102 Radio Interviews:  0 this week

247 interviews and reports in minor media …  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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