COP on the Hill: Stories from the week of April 27 & May 4, 2018

COP on the Hill:

Stories from the week of April 27, 2018

Elevator Man: ‘Joe’ made his I-am-running-for-Congress presentation at Grover’s this week. He was mightily impressive and also in a hurry. Before leaving the area, he did a TV interview. I hung out at the elevator and then held it, while he and his entourage joined him. I had my 45 seconds and then another 2 minutes as his handlers were trying to get him into a waiting SUV. He kept asking me questions. What could I do but answer them??!!

Land of Oz: Also at Grover’s was a producer for the Dr. Oz TV program. She focuses on mental health issues and was happy to hear about the Swiss HAT approach.

I delivered the 2018 updates to the Senate this week, finishing that task. I had a particularly fruitful chat with the CJ aide to a southern Senator…after 10 years of ‘hell no’, his aide stated the office is now all in for the 10th Amendment on marijuana.

Next week is family business in Michigan & then off to Old Europe for four weeks. The only COP business is a lunch with my Swiss HAT doctor/friend and a visit to the Bern visa office, to see if and American can move to Switzerland and receive their HAT treatment.

This week’s stats:

2788 Presentations to Congressional staffers… 17 this week

245 chats with other elected officials, state reps, senators, VIPs, etc. 01 this week (candidate running for Congress)

01 Meetings – meetings, hearings

COP stats since inception: August 2009

269 personal chats with a Member of Congress… this week
152 interviews and reports in minor media = 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.”
* 2 editorials in daily papers mentioning Howard’s efforts & in support of COP position
84 published letters to the editor (value per MAPINC in free publicity: $83,000) 0 this week
43 published interviews/foto in major (daily) newspapers or magazine… 0 this week
75 Appearances/Interviews on major TV/Radio/Print media. This week (Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, Univision, BBC, CNN, NPR, German, Swiss. French TV and radio) 0 this week
28 major conferences attended – (United Nations drug conference, CPAC, LULAC, NRA, CBC, ASA, DPA, Dem & Repub. Presidential conventions., National Review, Republican Annual Retreat etc.) 00 this week
83 Radio Interviews. 0 this week

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