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232 Hart Building
Washington, DC 20510
http://www.senate.gov/lobby

LOBBYING REGISTRATION

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)

Check One: New Registrant New Client for Existing Registrant Amendment

1. Effective Date of Registration
3/1/2023
2. House Identification
 43885
 Senate Identification
 401104716

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
KLEIN/JOHNSON GROUP
Address
25 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
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City
Washington
 State
DC
 Zip
20001
 Country
USA

4. Principal place of business (if different than line 3)

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5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
Contact
​Ms. Felicia Schneider
 Telephone
​2024994254
 E-mail
​fschneider@kleinjohnson.com
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​Government relations firm

CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10. Self

7. Client name
​Norfolk Southern Corporation
Address
​650 W. Peachtree Street NW
City
​Atlanta
 State
​GA
 Zip
​30308
 Country
​USA
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9. General description of client’s business or activities
​Railroad company

LOBBYISTS

10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.

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​Israel ​Klein ​ ​Deputy Staff Director, Joint Economic Commitee, Chairman Chuck Schumer; Senior Communications Advisor, Representative Ed Markey; Communications Director, Senator Chuck Schumer; Press Secretary and Legislative Assistant, Representative Ed Markey
​Matthew ​Johnson ​ ​Chief Counsel, Senator John Cornyn; Senate Judiciary Committee
​Kate ​Lynch ​ ​Senior Legislative Assistant, Representative John Larson; Legislative Assistant, Representative Niki Tsongas; Legislative Assistant, Representative Martin Meehan
​Ian ​Rayder ​ ​Legislative Assistant, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz; Senior Legislative Assistant, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz; Senior Policy Advisor, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz; Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz
​Norm ​Lent ​ ​

LOBBYING ISSUES

11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).

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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

Issues around rail and surface transportation.

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?

No --> Go to line 14. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then proceed to line 14.
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FOREIGN ENTITIES

14. Is there any foreign entity

a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?

No --> Sign and date the registration. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then sign the registration.
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

15. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?

Signature
Digitally Signed By: Israel Klein
Date
3/23/2023 5:41:36 PM