Matthew L. Johnson

Co-Founder & Principal, Klein/Johnson Group; former Chief Counsel to @JohnCornyn; Maryland resident, but Houston will always be home; Irish, ‘Cats & ‘Stros

[Bloomberg Government @BGOV]

Casey Higgins, a lobbyist for sports and entertainment clients including the Southeastern Conference, is joining the Klein/Johnson Group, a bipartisan K Street advocacy shop, the firm shared first with Bloomberg Government. https://t.co/Kyj76M4xDo

[Reid Wilson @PoliticsReid]

At least 3,434 pedestrians were struck and killed on US roads in the first half of 2022, on track to eclipse the 40-year high set in 2021 - https://t.co/2PAW5pEKIb

[Wall Street Journal Opinion @WSJopinion]

Republican House members can learn from the success of the Reagan era. As one of the authors of that success, I offer some advice, writes Phil Gramm
https://t.co/aK4rVNA3mZ

[Mark Espinoza @mmespy]

Great panel this morning focused on border crisis & asylum reform moderated by @YaleLoehr. Thank you @NatImmForum Board Chair @beckytallent & member @GlennHamer and panelists @Kdpindc, Muzaffar Chishti @MigrationPolicy, @MLJDC for the robust conversation.

#ImmigrationCornellLaw

[Kate Sullivan @KateSullivanDC]

CVS has nearly doubled the number of states where its pharmacies are offering Covid-19 vaccinations through Biden’s federal retail pharmacy program, CVS said in a statement. It is now offering Covid-19 vaccines in 29 states and Puerto Rico.

[Greg Abbott @GregAbbott_TX]

BREAKING: Oracle just announced they have moved their Headquarters to Austin.

Texas is truly the land of business, jobs, and opportunity.

We will continue to attract the very best.

[Wes Rapaport @wesrap]

#breaking: #NexstarNation will host a debate between @JohnCornyn & @mjhegar in the #TXSEN race. October 9th 7pm hosted at @BullockMuseum in Austin. Airs live in 13 Texas TV markets. #txlege #tx2020
Details:
https://t.co/ecN35qgoFD

[Klein/Johnson Group @KleinJohnsonGrp]

Brian Greer started work on Capitol Hill with @repdavidscott in 06 and will never forget how passionately @repjohnlewis fought for voting and civil rights. Lewis relentlessly helped the arc of the moral universe bend towards justice. #RestInPower @repjohnlewis, an American hero.

[Klein/Johnson Group @KleinJohnsonGrp]

Matt Johnson, of Houston, TX, honors Richard Overton to close out #BlackHistoryMonth A life-long Texan, Overton passed in 2018 at the age of 112. Known for his love of cigars and whiskey, he was the oldest American man & WWII vet at the time of his death. https://t.co/Bgewdllsvl

[Mike O’Rielly @MPORielly]

FYI: The PIRATE Act, re stopping illegal pirate radio operators harming listeners & broadcasters, is now law! Many to thank, esp: @realDonaldTrump @SteveDaines @SenGaryPeters @SenatorWicker, @SenatorCantwell @RepPaulTonko @RepGusBilirakis @FrankPallone @repgregwalden @AjitPaiFCC

[Klein/Johnson Group @KleinJohnsonGrp]

The @KleinJohnsonGrp family gets a little bigger. Congrats Brian and Natalie!

[Matthew L. Johnson @MLJDC]

Thanks for your leadership, Commissioner @mikeofcc !

[Mike O’Rielly @MPORielly]

Great news on efforts to fight illegal pirate radio: U.S. Senate joins House in passing unanimously the PIRATE Act. Goes to @realDonaldTrump for admin’s consideration. My deep thanks to Senate, especially Sens. @SteveDaines, @SenGaryPeters, @SenatorWicker, & @SenatorCantwell.

[Matthew L. Johnson @MLJDC]

An Unconstitutional Attempt to Address Affordable Housing | The Federalist Society https://t.co/4PE4KVZNET

[Matthew L. Johnson @MLJDC]

I suppose Senator Warren deserves credit for being honest about her plan to hike taxes by $9 TRILLION

[Ken Thomas @KThomasDC]

"To finance Medicare for All, Ms. Warren would lean most heavily on U.S. employers by imposing nearly $9 trillion in new taxes on them over a decade—roughly in line with the health premiums they would no longer need to pay," via @joshjame @StephArmour1 https://t.co/4NWRjXsLKs

[Matthew L. Johnson @MLJDC]

Congrats to @mikeofcc !

[Radio World @radioworld_news]

NYSBA Honors Native Son O’Rielly as New Yorker of the Year https://t.co/til49pTzx3

[Matthew L. Johnson @MLJDC]

“On a High Note” https://t.co/S1sFUfEmEE via @Northwesternmag

[SAIV Coalition @SAIVCoalition]

"@Ripple... is deploying this technology to remove friction from financial services... Other companies like @Coil are using this technology to create alternate business models for online content creators." -@s_alderoty #SAIV https://t.co/Od6cnna1V6

[Matthew L. Johnson @MLJDC]

Congrats to Ken Lee on his confirmation

[Nate Madden @NateOnTheHill]

“My dad ... never read the Federalist Papers. But he had a gut understanding" of what makes this country great.

9th Circuit Judicial nominee Kenneth Lee tells Senate Judiciary about how his immigrant dad turned an experience with racism into a lesson about the American promise.

[CoinDesk @CoinDesk]

JUST IN: @Coil, a blogging platform from former @Ripple CTO @justmoon, is launching its public beta today. It helps content creators get paid in $XRP. https://t.co/p8v1MA1oCc @La__Cuen reports

[David French @DavidAFrench]

This is really quite powerful.