COP on the Hill: Stories from the weeks of March 8 and 15, 2024

COP on the Hill: Stories from the weeks of March 8 & 15, 2024

 Swamp Creature I am:  a gentleman from Louisiana spied my jacket and asked why..good chat and I added that with his new governor (R), Baton Rouge should be able to move the conservative agenda…he asked how I knew so much about LA..”Being a creature of the DC Swamp, we know a little bit about a lot of things. NOTE:  personally I rarely support the conservative agenda…that said, I am in Congress strictly to move drug reform bills. I make nice with all persons, if possible. IP…impress and persuade.

Why, Why, Why:  Getting up from lunch, a person asked me why legalize heroin…just as I was finishing the 2-minute explanation, another came up and asked why..another 2-minute chat in the middle of a crowded lunchroom (150 or so customers).. I average an audience of about 15 every day who hear the pitch….mostly citizen lobbyists in the Congress for a few days…their curiosity gets the better of them.  Marketing 101.

This Week:

2 meetings: Grover Norquist

5134 Presentations to Congressional staffers… 15 this week

393 personal chats with a Member of Congress… 02 this week: DeLauro (D-CT); Mooney (R-WV)

466 chats with other elected officials, state reps, senators, VIPs,   …spoke to 4 Republicans running for US House

COP stats since inception: August 2009

117 Appearances/Interviews on major TV/Radio/Print media. 0 this week

101 Radio Interviews:  0 this week

245 interviews and reports in minor media … 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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