Cops on the Hill: Stories from the week of  September 10, 2021

Note from a House staffer after I wrote, asking to set up a meeting….first time in my 15 years on the Hill:

Good Afternoon,

Thank you for your message and advocacy. Congresswoman Pressley is happy to cosponsor this bill.

Best,

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A Good Week: Besides a solid 15 presentations, about half of both R & D legislative assistants sounding enthusiastic about total drug decrim; “I will run this up the flagpole and recommend it.” Was heard; especially when it came from the assistant from a member of the Judiciary Committee’s Crime sub-committee.

This week:

3670 Presentations to Congressional staffers… 15 this week..

Meetings this week:  01-Grover’s center-right

COP stats since inception: August 2009

398 chats with other elected officials, state reps, senators, VIPs, etc.: 0 this week –

330 personal chats with a Member of Congress… 0

92 Radio Interviews… 0 this week

207 interviews and reports in minor media …0 this week.

107 Appearances/Interviews on major TV/Radio/Print media. 0 This week

44 published interviews/foto in major (daily) newspapers or magazine… 0 this week
Blaze TV {new, popular right-wing}, (Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, Univision, BBC, CNN, NPR, 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

31 major conferences attended – (UN drug conference, CPAC, LULAC, NRA, CBC, ASA, DPA, Dem & Repub. Presidential conventions., National Review, Republican Annual Retreat etc.) 0 this week

Weekly attendance at Grover Norquist’s Wednesday brunch attended by 150 conservative leaders. Named the “Grand Central Station of the Conservative Movement.”

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