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Oct. 12, 2021 Guthrie Again Votes Against Raising the Debt Limit Rep. Steven Guthrie
Oct. 11, 2021 Comer, Cuellar Introduce Bipartisan Bill Expanding Home Recovery for Medicare Patients Rep. Jamie Comer, ...
Oct. 8, 2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - McConnell Letter to President Biden on Debt Limit Sen. Mitch McConnell
Oct. 8, 2021 Dr. Rand Paul Honors Kentucky Mist Moonshine of Whitesburg, Kentucky, as Senate Small Business of the Week Sen. Rand Paul
Oct. 7, 2021 Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, United States Attorney General - McConnell Letter to AG Garland on DOJ Targeting Concerned Parents Sen. Mitch McConnell
Oct. 7, 2021 Letter to Hon. Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Comer, Oversight Republicans Renew Demand for Answers on Rampant Improper Welfare Payments Rep. Jamie Comer, ...
Oct. 7, 2021 Letter to Hon. Gary Gensler, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission - Rep. Barr Leads Letter to SEC Chair Gensler Rebuking SEC Plans for Climate Risk Disclosure Standards Rep. Andy Barr, ...
Oct. 7, 2021 Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security- Blackburn, GOP Colleagues Press DHS for Answers On Release Of Haitian Migrants Into U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, ...
Oct. 7, 2021 Debt Limit Sen. Mitch McConnell
Oct. 7, 2021 Government Spending Sen. Mitch McConnell
Oct. 7, 2021 Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General, and Hon. Miguel Cardona - Inspecting President Biden's Push to Pressure Concerned Parents into Silence Rep. Jamie Comer, ...
Oct. 7, 2021 Tweet - "The Biden Administration's disastrous retreat from Afghanistan may be over, but America is still facing serious threats. Somehow, with unified control of gov't, the only actions Democrats have managed to take on foreign policy have made them worse. Americans deserve better." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Oct. 7, 2021 Paul, Booker Introduce Bipartisan FDA Modernization Act to End Animal Testing Mandates Sen. Rand Paul, ...
Oct. 7, 2021 Debt Ceiling Sen. Mitch McConnell
Oct. 7, 2021 Motion to Discharge Sen. Rand Paul
Oct. 7, 2021 Foreign Policy Sen. Mitch McConnell
Oct. 7, 2021 Recognizing Clear Cut Phocus, Llc Sen. Rand Paul
Oct. 7, 2021 Guthrie Announces Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Grant Rep. Steven Guthrie
Oct. 6, 2021 Barr, House Foreign Affairs Republicans Push Administration for Answers on Failed Afghanistan Withdrawal Rep. Andy Barr, ...
Oct. 6, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security in the United States Department of Homeland Security - Kennedy, Cornyn, colleagues press Biden administration for answers on release of illegal immigrants into U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, ...
Oct. 6, 2021 McConnell Statement on Democrats' Self-Created Debt Limit Crisis Sen. Mitch McConnell
Oct. 6, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas - Secretary of Homeland Security - Provide Answers on Release of Haitian Migrants into US Sen. Mitch McConnell, ...
Oct. 6, 2021 U.S. Congressman Andy Barr Visits Estill County Area Technology Center Rep. Andy Barr
Oct. 6, 2021 Debt Ceiling Sen. Mitch McConnell
Oct. 5, 2021 Rep. Barr Hosts Top Republican on Agriculture Committee in Sixth District Rep. Andy Barr, ...
Oct. 5, 2021 Tweet - "I said in July, August, September, and now in October: Democrats have a clear path to raise the debt ceiling. They have the tools and the time to use reconciliation. Democrats must do their jobs and stop playing Russian roulette with our economy." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Oct. 5, 2021 Debt Ceiling Sen. Mitch McConnell
Oct. 5, 2021 Tweet - "Democrats' reckless taxing and spending spree includes a plot to give the IRS sweeping new authority to snoop on Americans' personal finances and every transaction over $600. Unprecedented surveillance so they can soak the middle class to fund socialism." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Oct. 5, 2021 Guthrie Introduces SMART Spectrum Act Rep. Steven Guthrie
Oct. 4, 2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - McConnell Letter to President Biden on Debt Limit Sen. Mitch McConnell
Oct. 4, 2021 Debt Ceiling Sen. Mitch McConnell
Oct. 4, 2021 Inflation Sen. Mitch McConnell
Oct. 1, 2021 Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President - Biden's Effort to Increase Oversight, Regulations on Guns Sen. Mitch McConnell, ...
Oct. 1, 2021 Letter to Hon. Muriel Bowser, Mayor of the District of Columbia - Comer, Republicans Express Concerns over D.C. Mayor's Failure to Address Surging Violent Crime Rep. Jamie Comer, ...
Oct. 1, 2021 Rogers, McConnell Announce $590,000 Grant for Elkhorn City Project Rep. Hal Rogers, ...
Oct. 1, 2021 Dr. Rand Paul Honors Dan-O's Seasoning of Louisville, Kentucky, as Senate Small Business of the Week Sen. Rand Paul
Oct. 1, 2021 Letter to Hon. Christopher A. Wray, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation - Comer Seeks Answers on FBI's Handling of Widespread Ransomware Attack Rep. Jamie Comer, ...
Sept. 30, 2021 Letter to Hon. Lloyd J. Austin III, Secretary of Defense - Comer Requests Briefing on Charges Against Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller Rep. Jamie Comer, ...
Sept. 30, 2021 Letter to Hon. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, Hon. Mike Rogers, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Hon. Jim Inhofe, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee - McHenry Sends Letter Urging Removal of Red Flag Provisions From NDAA Rep. Hal Rogers, ...
Sept. 29, 2021 Dr. Rand Paul Holds Democrats and SBA Accountable for Illegal Planned Parenthood Funds Sen. Rand Paul
Sept. 29, 2021 Letter to Hon. Martin Walsh, Secretary of Labor - On the OSHA Mandate Rep. Jamie Comer, ...
Sept. 29, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Rochelle Walensky, M.D, Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Sen. Marshall Leads Doc Caucus Letter Urging CDC to Acknowledge COVID-19 Natural Immunity Sen. Rand Paul, ...
Sept. 29, 2021 Unanimous Consent Request--Executive Calendar Sen. Rand Paul
Sept. 29, 2021 Afghanistan Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sept. 29, 2021 Guthrie, Bonamici Lead Bipartisan Resolution to Honor Workforce Development Month Rep. Steven Guthrie, ...
Sept. 29, 2021 The Economy Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sept. 29, 2021 Executive Calendar Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sept. 29, 2021 In Memory of Ann Haney Rep. Hal Rogers
Sept. 29, 2021 McConnell and Rogers Announce $500,000 for Water Improvements in Lincoln County Rep. Hal Rogers, ...
Sept. 28, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Sens. Marshall, Moran, Inhofe: Biden Administration Must Not Support International Oversight of Americans' 2nd Amendment Rights Sen. Mitch McConnell, ...
Sept. 28, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Cassidy, Marshall, Colleagues: Biden Administration Must Not Support International Oversight of Americans' 2nd Amendment Rights Sen. Mitch McConnell, ...
Sept. 28, 2021 Tweet - "Democrats' reckless taxing and spending spree is a far-left wish list that will hurt families and help China. Higher heating bills, electric bills, and gas prices. Democrats want to tear a big hole in Americans' wallets right where they can least afford it." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sept. 28, 2021 Tweet - "Democrats won't get bipartisan help paving a path to partisan recklessness. If they want to use fast-track, party-line procedures to ram through trillions more in socialism and inflation, they can use the same tools to handle the debt limit." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sept. 28, 2021 Debt Limit Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sept. 28, 2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Sens. Moran, Marshall Request Clarification Regarding Administration's Intent to Open Second Amendment Rights to International Regulation Sen. Mitch McConnell, ...
Sept. 28, 2021 Unanimous Consent Request--S. 2868 Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sept. 27, 2021 Biden's Assault on American Energy Rep. Andy Barr
Sept. 27, 2021 Tweet - "Tonight Senate Democrats blocked a clean bill to fund the government. They had an opportunity to take a bipartisan step toward guaranteeing there'll be no shutdown but instead they are playing politics." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sept. 24, 2021 Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 Rep. Steven Guthrie
Sept. 23, 2021 Dr. Rand Paul Honors BluMine Health, LLC of Louisville, Kentucky, as Senate Small Business of the Week Sen. Rand Paul
Sept. 23, 2021 Tweet - "Democrats have spent all day bragging about their new "menu" of massive tax hikes that will hurt families and help China. A surprisingly honest metaphor for how they see this. Democrats dine on all the socialism and inflation they can eat and taxpayers get stuck with the check." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sept. 23, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Shalanda Young, Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Sens. Johnson, Lankford, Paul, Scott, Hawley Demand Answers to White House "Miscommunication" on Afghan Vetting Sen. Rand Paul, ...
Sept. 23, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States Department of Justice, the Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Francis Collins, Director of the United States Department of Health and Human Services - Cassidy, Colleagues Demand DOJ Investigation on Illegal Fetal Tissue Research Sen. Rand Paul, ...
Sept. 23, 2021 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 Rep. Andy Barr
Sept. 23, 2021 Government Funding Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sept. 22, 2021 Dr. Rand Paul to Meet with Christopher 2X and U of L Health Surgeons to Discuss Future Healers Program Sen. Rand Paul
Sept. 22, 2021 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 Rep. Steven Guthrie
Sept. 22, 2021 Foreign Relations Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sept. 22, 2021 Tweet - "Today I had the honor to meet with Prime Minister Boris Johnson of the United Kingdom and Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia. Great day for Congress to further strengthen working relationships with two of America's closest allies." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sept. 22, 2021 Letter to Merrick Garland, Attorney General, Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Francis Collins, Director of National Institute of Health - Sens. Cruz, Hawley, Reps. McClain, Luetkemeyer Send Letter to DOJ on Fetal Tissue Research Sen. Rand Paul, ...
Sept. 22, 2021 Economic Recovery Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sept. 22, 2021 Nominations Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sept. 22, 2021 Border Security Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sept. 22, 2021 Government Funding Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sept. 22, 2021 Tweet - "We all agree America must not default. We have a Democratic President, House, and Senate. They have decided to operate on a partisan basis. So Democrats should not play Russian roulette with our economy. They have an obligation to raise the debt ceiling and they will do it." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Date Title Politician
Oct. 12, 2021 Guthrie Again Votes Against Raising the Debt Limit Rep.Steven Guthrie
Oct. 11, 2021 Comer, Cuellar Introduce Bipartisan Bill Expanding Home Recovery for Medicare Patients Rep.Jamie Comer, ...
Oct. 8, 2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - McConnell Letter to President Biden on Debt Limit Sen.Mitch McConnell
Oct. 8, 2021 Dr. Rand Paul Honors Kentucky Mist Moonshine of Whitesburg, Kentucky, as Senate Small Business of the Week Sen.Rand Paul
Oct. 7, 2021 Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, United States Attorney General - McConnell Letter to AG Garland on DOJ Targeting Concerned Parents Sen.Mitch McConnell
Oct. 7, 2021 Letter to Hon. Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Comer, Oversight Republicans Renew Demand for Answers on Rampant Improper Welfare Payments Rep.Jamie Comer, ...
Oct. 7, 2021 Letter to Hon. Gary Gensler, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission - Rep. Barr Leads Letter to SEC Chair Gensler Rebuking SEC Plans for Climate Risk Disclosure Standards Rep.Andy Barr, ...
Oct. 7, 2021 Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security- Blackburn, GOP Colleagues Press DHS for Answers On Release Of Haitian Migrants Into U.S. Sen.Mitch McConnell, ...
Oct. 7, 2021 Debt Limit Sen.Mitch McConnell
Oct. 7, 2021 Government Spending Sen.Mitch McConnell
Oct. 7, 2021 Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General, and Hon. Miguel Cardona - Inspecting President Biden's Push to Pressure Concerned Parents into Silence Rep.Jamie Comer, ...
Oct. 7, 2021 Tweet - "The Biden Administration's disastrous retreat from Afghanistan may be over, but America is still facing serious threats. Somehow, with unified control of gov't, the only actions Democrats have managed to take on foreign policy have made them worse. Americans deserve better." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Oct. 7, 2021 Paul, Booker Introduce Bipartisan FDA Modernization Act to End Animal Testing Mandates Sen.Rand Paul, ...
Oct. 7, 2021 Debt Ceiling Sen.Mitch McConnell
Oct. 7, 2021 Motion to Discharge Sen.Rand Paul
Oct. 7, 2021 Foreign Policy Sen.Mitch McConnell
Oct. 7, 2021 Recognizing Clear Cut Phocus, Llc Sen.Rand Paul
Oct. 7, 2021 Guthrie Announces Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Grant Rep.Steven Guthrie
Oct. 6, 2021 Barr, House Foreign Affairs Republicans Push Administration for Answers on Failed Afghanistan Withdrawal Rep.Andy Barr, ...
Oct. 6, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security in the United States Department of Homeland Security - Kennedy, Cornyn, colleagues press Biden administration for answers on release of illegal immigrants into U.S. Sen.Mitch McConnell, ...
Oct. 6, 2021 McConnell Statement on Democrats' Self-Created Debt Limit Crisis Sen.Mitch McConnell
Oct. 6, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas - Secretary of Homeland Security - Provide Answers on Release of Haitian Migrants into US Sen.Mitch McConnell, ...
Oct. 6, 2021 U.S. Congressman Andy Barr Visits Estill County Area Technology Center Rep.Andy Barr
Oct. 6, 2021 Debt Ceiling Sen.Mitch McConnell
Oct. 5, 2021 Rep. Barr Hosts Top Republican on Agriculture Committee in Sixth District Rep.Andy Barr, ...
Oct. 5, 2021 Tweet - "I said in July, August, September, and now in October: Democrats have a clear path to raise the debt ceiling. They have the tools and the time to use reconciliation. Democrats must do their jobs and stop playing Russian roulette with our economy." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Oct. 5, 2021 Debt Ceiling Sen.Mitch McConnell
Oct. 5, 2021 Tweet - "Democrats' reckless taxing and spending spree includes a plot to give the IRS sweeping new authority to snoop on Americans' personal finances and every transaction over $600. Unprecedented surveillance so they can soak the middle class to fund socialism." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Oct. 5, 2021 Guthrie Introduces SMART Spectrum Act Rep.Steven Guthrie
Oct. 4, 2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - McConnell Letter to President Biden on Debt Limit Sen.Mitch McConnell
Oct. 4, 2021 Debt Ceiling Sen.Mitch McConnell
Oct. 4, 2021 Inflation Sen.Mitch McConnell
Oct. 1, 2021 Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President - Biden's Effort to Increase Oversight, Regulations on Guns Sen.Mitch McConnell, ...
Oct. 1, 2021 Letter to Hon. Muriel Bowser, Mayor of the District of Columbia - Comer, Republicans Express Concerns over D.C. Mayor's Failure to Address Surging Violent Crime Rep.Jamie Comer, ...
Oct. 1, 2021 Rogers, McConnell Announce $590,000 Grant for Elkhorn City Project Rep.Hal Rogers, ...
Oct. 1, 2021 Dr. Rand Paul Honors Dan-O's Seasoning of Louisville, Kentucky, as Senate Small Business of the Week Sen.Rand Paul
Oct. 1, 2021 Letter to Hon. Christopher A. Wray, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation - Comer Seeks Answers on FBI's Handling of Widespread Ransomware Attack Rep.Jamie Comer, ...
Sept. 30, 2021 Letter to Hon. Lloyd J. Austin III, Secretary of Defense - Comer Requests Briefing on Charges Against Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller Rep.Jamie Comer, ...
Sept. 30, 2021 Letter to Hon. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, Hon. Mike Rogers, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Hon. Jim Inhofe, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee - McHenry Sends Letter Urging Removal of Red Flag Provisions From NDAA Rep.Hal Rogers, ...
Sept. 29, 2021 Dr. Rand Paul Holds Democrats and SBA Accountable for Illegal Planned Parenthood Funds Sen.Rand Paul
Sept. 29, 2021 Letter to Hon. Martin Walsh, Secretary of Labor - On the OSHA Mandate Rep.Jamie Comer, ...
Sept. 29, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Rochelle Walensky, M.D, Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Sen. Marshall Leads Doc Caucus Letter Urging CDC to Acknowledge COVID-19 Natural Immunity Sen.Rand Paul, ...
Sept. 29, 2021 Unanimous Consent Request--Executive Calendar Sen.Rand Paul
Sept. 29, 2021 Afghanistan Sen.Mitch McConnell
Sept. 29, 2021 Guthrie, Bonamici Lead Bipartisan Resolution to Honor Workforce Development Month Rep.Steven Guthrie, ...
Sept. 29, 2021 The Economy Sen.Mitch McConnell
Sept. 29, 2021 Executive Calendar Sen.Mitch McConnell
Sept. 29, 2021 In Memory of Ann Haney Rep.Hal Rogers
Sept. 29, 2021 McConnell and Rogers Announce $500,000 for Water Improvements in Lincoln County Rep.Hal Rogers, ...
Sept. 28, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Sens. Marshall, Moran, Inhofe: Biden Administration Must Not Support International Oversight of Americans' 2nd Amendment Rights Sen.Mitch McConnell, ...
Sept. 28, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Cassidy, Marshall, Colleagues: Biden Administration Must Not Support International Oversight of Americans' 2nd Amendment Rights Sen.Mitch McConnell, ...
Sept. 28, 2021 Tweet - "Democrats' reckless taxing and spending spree is a far-left wish list that will hurt families and help China. Higher heating bills, electric bills, and gas prices. Democrats want to tear a big hole in Americans' wallets right where they can least afford it." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Sept. 28, 2021 Tweet - "Democrats won't get bipartisan help paving a path to partisan recklessness. If they want to use fast-track, party-line procedures to ram through trillions more in socialism and inflation, they can use the same tools to handle the debt limit." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Sept. 28, 2021 Debt Limit Sen.Mitch McConnell
Sept. 28, 2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Sens. Moran, Marshall Request Clarification Regarding Administration's Intent to Open Second Amendment Rights to International Regulation Sen.Mitch McConnell, ...
Sept. 28, 2021 Unanimous Consent Request--S. 2868 Sen.Mitch McConnell
Sept. 27, 2021 Biden's Assault on American Energy Rep.Andy Barr
Sept. 27, 2021 Tweet - "Tonight Senate Democrats blocked a clean bill to fund the government. They had an opportunity to take a bipartisan step toward guaranteeing there'll be no shutdown but instead they are playing politics." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Sept. 24, 2021 Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 Rep.Steven Guthrie
Sept. 23, 2021 Dr. Rand Paul Honors BluMine Health, LLC of Louisville, Kentucky, as Senate Small Business of the Week Sen.Rand Paul
Sept. 23, 2021 Tweet - "Democrats have spent all day bragging about their new "menu" of massive tax hikes that will hurt families and help China. A surprisingly honest metaphor for how they see this. Democrats dine on all the socialism and inflation they can eat and taxpayers get stuck with the check." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Sept. 23, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Shalanda Young, Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Sens. Johnson, Lankford, Paul, Scott, Hawley Demand Answers to White House "Miscommunication" on Afghan Vetting Sen.Rand Paul, ...
Sept. 23, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States Department of Justice, the Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Francis Collins, Director of the United States Department of Health and Human Services - Cassidy, Colleagues Demand DOJ Investigation on Illegal Fetal Tissue Research Sen.Rand Paul, ...
Sept. 23, 2021 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 Rep.Andy Barr
Sept. 23, 2021 Government Funding Sen.Mitch McConnell
Sept. 22, 2021 Dr. Rand Paul to Meet with Christopher 2X and U of L Health Surgeons to Discuss Future Healers Program Sen.Rand Paul
Sept. 22, 2021 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 Rep.Steven Guthrie
Sept. 22, 2021 Foreign Relations Sen.Mitch McConnell
Sept. 22, 2021 Tweet - "Today I had the honor to meet with Prime Minister Boris Johnson of the United Kingdom and Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia. Great day for Congress to further strengthen working relationships with two of America's closest allies." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Sept. 22, 2021 Letter to Merrick Garland, Attorney General, Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Francis Collins, Director of National Institute of Health - Sens. Cruz, Hawley, Reps. McClain, Luetkemeyer Send Letter to DOJ on Fetal Tissue Research Sen.Rand Paul, ...
Sept. 22, 2021 Economic Recovery Sen.Mitch McConnell
Sept. 22, 2021 Nominations Sen.Mitch McConnell
Sept. 22, 2021 Border Security Sen.Mitch McConnell
Sept. 22, 2021 Government Funding Sen.Mitch McConnell
Sept. 22, 2021 Tweet - "We all agree America must not default. We have a Democratic President, House, and Senate. They have decided to operate on a partisan basis. So Democrats should not play Russian roulette with our economy. They have an obligation to raise the debt ceiling and they will do it." Sen.Mitch McConnell
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