Take a trip with the mayor for only $850

Plus room and airfare.

To travel with a SoCal lobbying entourage from April 15 though 18 on the L.A Chamber of Commerce's "Access Washington DC Tour," all you have to do is register here, pick your lobbying team (aviation, climate change, housing, transit, etc.) and provide your credit card information for the $850 fee. For that modest amount you can work the hall of Capitol Hill alongside Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Santa Monica's mayor, whathisface.

Join more than 200 of the region's top business leaders and elected officials for Southern California's largest advocacy trip to Washington, D.C. from April 15-18, 2008. This is an incredible opportunity to meet with members of Congress and Bush Administration officials on the issues important to our communities.

Access Washington, D.C. is a partnership of nearly two dozen business advocacy organizations, non-profits, educational institutions and local government leaders. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Santa Monica Mayor Herb Katz are co-leading the 2008 delegation.

Sounds like a real hoot! Surely worth $850 to lobby the mayor, I mean with the mayor in those hallowed halls.