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Jan. 21, 2022 MEMBERS OF CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION APPLAUD U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS FUNDING FOR MASSACHUSETTS PROJECTS Rep. Richard Neal, ...
Jan. 21, 2022 Letter to Hon. Michael Carvajal, Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons - Congresswomen Watson Coleman and Bush Call on Federal Bureau of Prisons to Not Require Individuals in Home Confinement to Return to Prison Rep. Ayanna Pressley, ...
Jan. 21, 2022 Letter to Joseph Biden, President of the United States - Gillibrand, Colleagues Urge President Biden, Federal Officials To Purchase And Distribute Made-In-America Masks Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
Jan. 21, 2022 Letter to Hon. Patrick Leahy, Chairman Senate Committee on Appropriations; Hon. Rosa DeLauro, Chair House Committee on Appropriations; Hon. Richard Shelby, Vice Chairman Senate Committee on Appropriations; Hon. Kay Granger, Ranking Member House Committee on Appropriations - Wexton, Underwood, Fitzpatrick, Panetta Lead Bipartisan Effort to Address Youth Mental Health Crisis and Fund School-Based Mental Health Services Rep. Ayanna Pressley, ...
Jan. 20, 2022 Letter to Lloyd J. Austin, Secretary of Defense and Dr. David J. Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense - Gillibrand Leads Colleagues In Push To Expand TRICARE Coverage Of At-Home Covid-19 Tests For Service Members And Their Families Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
Jan. 20, 2022 McGovern, Massachusetts Congressional Delegation Applauds U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Funding For Massachusetts Projects Sen. Ed Markey, ...
Jan. 20, 2022 Letter to Lloyd Austin III, Secretary of Defense - Democratic Women's Caucus and Pro-Choice Caucus Lead Call for Defense Secretary to Waive Contraception Copays for Servicemembers and Military Families Rep. Bill Keating, ...
Jan. 20, 2022 SENATOR MARKEY STATEMENT ON FERC DECISION NOT TO RESCIND WEYMOUTH COMPRESSOR STATION AUTHORIZATION Sen. Ed Markey
Jan. 20, 2022 Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America - VAN HOLLEN, DURBIN, BIPARTISAN COLLEAGUES URGE PRESIDENT BIDEN TO INCLUDE FUNDING FOR EMERGENCY INTERNATIONAL FOOD AID IN ANY SUPPLEMENTAL REQUEST TO CONGRESS Sen. Ed Markey, ...
Jan. 20, 2022 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States, Murphy and Other Members of Congress Send Letter to President Biden Urging the Release of Humanitarian Aid to the Afghan People Rep. Seth Moulton, ...
Jan. 20, 2022 Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States - Kaine Joins Colleagues in Letter Urging President to Prioritize Purchase & Distribution of Made in America Masks Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
Jan. 20, 2022 Letter to Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State; Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - VAN HOLLEN, MENENDEZ, COLLEAGUES SOUND ALARM FOLLOWING REPORTS OF HIGH DENIAL RATES FOR AT-RISK AFGHANS SEEKING HUMANITARIAN PAROLE INTO U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
Jan. 20, 2022 Letter to Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Duckworth Joins Chairman Menendez, Colleagues in Sounding Alarm Following Reports of High Denial Rates for at-risk Afghans Applying for Humanitarian Parole Into U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
Jan. 20, 2022 Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security and Hon. Tony Blinken, Secretary of State - Kaine & Colleagues Sound Alarm Following Reports of High Denial Rates for At-Risk Afghans Applying for Humanitarian Parole into U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
Jan. 19, 2022 Letter to Doug Phelps, President and Executive Director of The Public Interest Network- Levin Presses The Public Interest Network for Good-Faith Engagement in Unionization Process Rep. Jim McGovern, ...
Jan. 19, 2022 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Senators Baldwin, Brown Applaud President for Distributing Free N95 Masks to Americans; Urge President, Federal Officials to Prioritize Purchase and Distribution of Made In America Masks Sen. Ed Markey, ...
Jan. 19, 2022 Letter to Joseph Biden, President of the United States - Brown, Baldwin Applaud President Biden for Distributing Free Masks to Americans; Urge President, Federal Officials to Prioritize Purchase and Distribution of Made in America Masks Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
Jan. 19, 2022 SENATOR MARKEY: AT-HOME COVID-19 TESTS NEED TO BE SOLD AT-COST, MADE MORE ACCESSIBLE Sen. Ed Markey
Jan. 19, 2022 Letter to President Joe Biden-Peters, Stabenow Applaud Free Masks for Michiganders and Push for American-Made Masks Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
Jan. 18, 2022 Neal Announces Massachusetts to Receive $1.1 Billion for Bridges Under Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Rep. Richard Neal
Jan. 18, 2022 RELEASE: Treasury Department Amends Rule in Response to Auchincloss Letter Rep. Bill Keating, ...
Jan. 15, 2022 MASSACHUSETTS CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION APPLAUDS FIRST ROUND OF BRIDGE FORMULA FUNDING FROM BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW Sen. Ed Markey, ...
Jan. 14, 2022 Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United Staes - Rep. Correa Fights for Health Care Workers Safety During Covid-19 Pandemic Rep. Bill Keating, ...
Jan. 14, 2022 Rep. Pressley's Statement on Boston Student Walkout Rep. Ayanna Pressley
Jan. 14, 2022 SENATOR MARKEY APPLAUDS FERC ANNOUNCEMENT TO RECONSIDER WEYMOUTH COMPRESSOR STATION AUTHORIZATION Sen. Ed Markey
Jan. 14, 2022 SENATOR MARKEY INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE, ASSESS, AND INFORM FEDERAL AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES Sen. Ed Markey
Jan. 14, 2022 Warren Statement on Federal Reserve Board Nominations Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Jan. 13, 2022 Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States and Hon. Martin Walsh, Secretary of Labor - Brown, Colleagues Call on Biden Administration to Continue and Make Permanent OSHA's Emergency COVID-19 Protections for Health Care Workers Sen. Ed Markey, ...
Jan. 13, 2022 FY 2021 Fire Prevention and Safety Program Application Period Opening Rep. Stephen Lynch
Jan. 13, 2022 Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America; Hon. Martin Walsh, Secretary of Labor - DUCKWORTH JOINS GILLIBRAND, 19 COLLEAGUES IN CALLING ON BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO CONTINUE AND MAKE PERMANENT OSHA'S EMERGENCY COVID-19 PROTECTIONS FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS; PROTECTIONS HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO LAPSE Sen. Ed Markey, ...
Jan. 13, 2022 Letter to Hon. Janet Woodcock MD, Acting Commissioner FDA - SENATOR MARKEY OUTLINES OPPOSITION TO FDA COMMISSIONER NOMINEE DR. ROBERT CALIFF, CALLS FOR REFORMS AT FDA TO ADDRESS FAILURES THAT LEAD TO, WORSENED OPIOID EPIDEMIC Sen. Ed Markey
Jan. 13, 2022 WBUR - The Politics of Going Gray Rep. Katherine Clark
Jan. 13, 2022 Neal Submits Written Testimony to Surface Transportation Board Ahead of Public Hearing on CSX/Pan Am Merger Rep. Richard Neal
Jan. 13, 2022 Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Hon. Janet Woodcock, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Senator Baldwin Calls on FDA to Change Discriminatory Blood Donation Policies to Address National Blood Supply Shortage Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
Jan. 12, 2022 As Threat of Russian Invasion of Ukraine Looms, Menendez Leads Senate Democrats in Introducing the Defending Ukraine Sovereignty Act of 2022 Sen. Ed Markey, ...
Jan. 12, 2022 Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States and Hon. Martin Walsh, Secretary of Labor - Menendez, Booker, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Continue and Make Permanent OSHA's Emergency COVID-19 Protections for Health Care Workers Sen. Ed Markey, ...
Jan. 12, 2022 Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States and Hon. Martin Walsh, Secretary of Labor - Gillibrand Leads 20 Colleagues In Calling On Biden Administration To Continue And Make Permanent OSHA's Emergency Covid-19 Protections For Health Care Workers; Protections Have Been Allowed To Lapse Sen. Ed Markey, ...
Jan. 12, 2022 Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security and Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Gillibrand Joins Senate Dems Calling For TPS Designations For El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua Sen. Ed Markey, ...
Jan. 12, 2022 Pressley Applauds Commutations for Thomas Koonce and William Allen Rep. Ayanna Pressley
Jan. 12, 2022 As Threat of Russian Invasion of Ukraine Looms, Murphy, Blumenthal, Senate Democrats Introduce the Defending Ukraine Sovereignty Act of 2022 Sen. Ed Markey, ...
Jan. 12, 2022 Trahan Co-Leads Legislation to Give Every American Lifesaving N95 Masks Rep. Lori Trahan, ...
Jan. 11, 2022 Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security and Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - SFRC Chairman Menendez Leads Senate Dems in Calling for TPS Designations for El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua Sen. Ed Markey, ...
Jan. 11, 2022 Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, and Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Cardin, Van Hollen Call for TPS Designations for El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua Sen. Ed Markey, ...
Jan. 10, 2022 Letter to Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of Treasury - Representatives García, Ocasio-Cortez, and Jayapal Urge Secretary Yellen to Oppose IMF Surcharge Policy Rep. Jim McGovern, ...
Jan. 10, 2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Padilla Urges Biden Administration to Take Additional Action to Expand Access to COVID-19 Rapid Testing Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ...
Jan. 10, 2022 Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States - Meng and Colleagues Call for President Biden to Take Further Steps to Comprehensively and Equitably Expand Access to COVID-19 Rapid Testing Rep. Lori Trahan, ...
Jan. 7, 2022 Letter to Richard Glick, Chairman Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - Consumer Protection from Rising Gas, Home Heating, and Energy Costs Sen. Ed Markey, ...
Jan. 7, 2022 MOULTON THRILLED BY GMGI'S PROGRESS Rep. Seth Moulton
Jan. 7, 2022 Congresswoman Trahan Announces $567,400 in Federal Grant Funding for the Greater Lawrence Family Health Center Rep. Lori Trahan
Jan. 6, 2022 SETH MOULTON VISITS BIOTECH HUB IN GLOUCESTER Rep. Seth Moulton
Date Title Politician
Jan. 21, 2022 MEMBERS OF CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION APPLAUD U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS FUNDING FOR MASSACHUSETTS PROJECTS Rep.Richard Neal, ...
Jan. 21, 2022 Letter to Hon. Michael Carvajal, Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons - Congresswomen Watson Coleman and Bush Call on Federal Bureau of Prisons to Not Require Individuals in Home Confinement to Return to Prison Rep.Ayanna Pressley, ...
Jan. 21, 2022 Letter to Joseph Biden, President of the United States - Gillibrand, Colleagues Urge President Biden, Federal Officials To Purchase And Distribute Made-In-America Masks Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
Jan. 21, 2022 Letter to Hon. Patrick Leahy, Chairman Senate Committee on Appropriations; Hon. Rosa DeLauro, Chair House Committee on Appropriations; Hon. Richard Shelby, Vice Chairman Senate Committee on Appropriations; Hon. Kay Granger, Ranking Member House Committee on Appropriations - Wexton, Underwood, Fitzpatrick, Panetta Lead Bipartisan Effort to Address Youth Mental Health Crisis and Fund School-Based Mental Health Services Rep.Ayanna Pressley, ...
Jan. 20, 2022 Letter to Lloyd J. Austin, Secretary of Defense and Dr. David J. Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense - Gillibrand Leads Colleagues In Push To Expand TRICARE Coverage Of At-Home Covid-19 Tests For Service Members And Their Families Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
Jan. 20, 2022 McGovern, Massachusetts Congressional Delegation Applauds U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Funding For Massachusetts Projects Sen.Ed Markey, ...
Jan. 20, 2022 Letter to Lloyd Austin III, Secretary of Defense - Democratic Women's Caucus and Pro-Choice Caucus Lead Call for Defense Secretary to Waive Contraception Copays for Servicemembers and Military Families Rep.Bill Keating, ...
Jan. 20, 2022 SENATOR MARKEY STATEMENT ON FERC DECISION NOT TO RESCIND WEYMOUTH COMPRESSOR STATION AUTHORIZATION Sen.Ed Markey
Jan. 20, 2022 Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America - VAN HOLLEN, DURBIN, BIPARTISAN COLLEAGUES URGE PRESIDENT BIDEN TO INCLUDE FUNDING FOR EMERGENCY INTERNATIONAL FOOD AID IN ANY SUPPLEMENTAL REQUEST TO CONGRESS Sen.Ed Markey, ...
Jan. 20, 2022 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States, Murphy and Other Members of Congress Send Letter to President Biden Urging the Release of Humanitarian Aid to the Afghan People Rep.Seth Moulton, ...
Jan. 20, 2022 Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States - Kaine Joins Colleagues in Letter Urging President to Prioritize Purchase & Distribution of Made in America Masks Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
Jan. 20, 2022 Letter to Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State; Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - VAN HOLLEN, MENENDEZ, COLLEAGUES SOUND ALARM FOLLOWING REPORTS OF HIGH DENIAL RATES FOR AT-RISK AFGHANS SEEKING HUMANITARIAN PAROLE INTO U.S. Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
Jan. 20, 2022 Letter to Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Duckworth Joins Chairman Menendez, Colleagues in Sounding Alarm Following Reports of High Denial Rates for at-risk Afghans Applying for Humanitarian Parole Into U.S. Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
Jan. 20, 2022 Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security and Hon. Tony Blinken, Secretary of State - Kaine & Colleagues Sound Alarm Following Reports of High Denial Rates for At-Risk Afghans Applying for Humanitarian Parole into U.S. Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
Jan. 19, 2022 Letter to Doug Phelps, President and Executive Director of The Public Interest Network- Levin Presses The Public Interest Network for Good-Faith Engagement in Unionization Process Rep.Jim McGovern, ...
Jan. 19, 2022 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Senators Baldwin, Brown Applaud President for Distributing Free N95 Masks to Americans; Urge President, Federal Officials to Prioritize Purchase and Distribution of Made In America Masks Sen.Ed Markey, ...
Jan. 19, 2022 Letter to Joseph Biden, President of the United States - Brown, Baldwin Applaud President Biden for Distributing Free Masks to Americans; Urge President, Federal Officials to Prioritize Purchase and Distribution of Made in America Masks Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
Jan. 19, 2022 SENATOR MARKEY: AT-HOME COVID-19 TESTS NEED TO BE SOLD AT-COST, MADE MORE ACCESSIBLE Sen.Ed Markey
Jan. 19, 2022 Letter to President Joe Biden-Peters, Stabenow Applaud Free Masks for Michiganders and Push for American-Made Masks Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
Jan. 18, 2022 Neal Announces Massachusetts to Receive $1.1 Billion for Bridges Under Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Rep.Richard Neal
Jan. 18, 2022 RELEASE: Treasury Department Amends Rule in Response to Auchincloss Letter Rep.Bill Keating, ...
Jan. 15, 2022 MASSACHUSETTS CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION APPLAUDS FIRST ROUND OF BRIDGE FORMULA FUNDING FROM BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW Sen.Ed Markey, ...
Jan. 14, 2022 Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United Staes - Rep. Correa Fights for Health Care Workers Safety During Covid-19 Pandemic Rep.Bill Keating, ...
Jan. 14, 2022 Rep. Pressley's Statement on Boston Student Walkout Rep.Ayanna Pressley
Jan. 14, 2022 SENATOR MARKEY APPLAUDS FERC ANNOUNCEMENT TO RECONSIDER WEYMOUTH COMPRESSOR STATION AUTHORIZATION Sen.Ed Markey
Jan. 14, 2022 SENATOR MARKEY INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE, ASSESS, AND INFORM FEDERAL AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES Sen.Ed Markey
Jan. 14, 2022 Warren Statement on Federal Reserve Board Nominations Sen.Elizabeth Warren
Jan. 13, 2022 Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States and Hon. Martin Walsh, Secretary of Labor - Brown, Colleagues Call on Biden Administration to Continue and Make Permanent OSHA's Emergency COVID-19 Protections for Health Care Workers Sen.Ed Markey, ...
Jan. 13, 2022 FY 2021 Fire Prevention and Safety Program Application Period Opening Rep.Stephen Lynch
Jan. 13, 2022 Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America; Hon. Martin Walsh, Secretary of Labor - DUCKWORTH JOINS GILLIBRAND, 19 COLLEAGUES IN CALLING ON BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO CONTINUE AND MAKE PERMANENT OSHA'S EMERGENCY COVID-19 PROTECTIONS FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS; PROTECTIONS HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO LAPSE Sen.Ed Markey, ...
Jan. 13, 2022 Letter to Hon. Janet Woodcock MD, Acting Commissioner FDA - SENATOR MARKEY OUTLINES OPPOSITION TO FDA COMMISSIONER NOMINEE DR. ROBERT CALIFF, CALLS FOR REFORMS AT FDA TO ADDRESS FAILURES THAT LEAD TO, WORSENED OPIOID EPIDEMIC Sen.Ed Markey
Jan. 13, 2022 WBUR - The Politics of Going Gray Rep.Katherine Clark
Jan. 13, 2022 Neal Submits Written Testimony to Surface Transportation Board Ahead of Public Hearing on CSX/Pan Am Merger Rep.Richard Neal
Jan. 13, 2022 Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Hon. Janet Woodcock, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Senator Baldwin Calls on FDA to Change Discriminatory Blood Donation Policies to Address National Blood Supply Shortage Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
Jan. 12, 2022 As Threat of Russian Invasion of Ukraine Looms, Menendez Leads Senate Democrats in Introducing the Defending Ukraine Sovereignty Act of 2022 Sen.Ed Markey, ...
Jan. 12, 2022 Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States and Hon. Martin Walsh, Secretary of Labor - Menendez, Booker, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Continue and Make Permanent OSHA's Emergency COVID-19 Protections for Health Care Workers Sen.Ed Markey, ...
Jan. 12, 2022 Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States and Hon. Martin Walsh, Secretary of Labor - Gillibrand Leads 20 Colleagues In Calling On Biden Administration To Continue And Make Permanent OSHA's Emergency Covid-19 Protections For Health Care Workers; Protections Have Been Allowed To Lapse Sen.Ed Markey, ...
Jan. 12, 2022 Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security and Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Gillibrand Joins Senate Dems Calling For TPS Designations For El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua Sen.Ed Markey, ...
Jan. 12, 2022 Pressley Applauds Commutations for Thomas Koonce and William Allen Rep.Ayanna Pressley
Jan. 12, 2022 As Threat of Russian Invasion of Ukraine Looms, Murphy, Blumenthal, Senate Democrats Introduce the Defending Ukraine Sovereignty Act of 2022 Sen.Ed Markey, ...
Jan. 12, 2022 Trahan Co-Leads Legislation to Give Every American Lifesaving N95 Masks Rep.Lori Trahan, ...
Jan. 11, 2022 Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security and Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - SFRC Chairman Menendez Leads Senate Dems in Calling for TPS Designations for El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua Sen.Ed Markey, ...
Jan. 11, 2022 Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, and Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State - Cardin, Van Hollen Call for TPS Designations for El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua Sen.Ed Markey, ...
Jan. 10, 2022 Letter to Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of Treasury - Representatives García, Ocasio-Cortez, and Jayapal Urge Secretary Yellen to Oppose IMF Surcharge Policy Rep.Jim McGovern, ...
Jan. 10, 2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Padilla Urges Biden Administration to Take Additional Action to Expand Access to COVID-19 Rapid Testing Sen.Elizabeth Warren, ...
Jan. 10, 2022 Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States - Meng and Colleagues Call for President Biden to Take Further Steps to Comprehensively and Equitably Expand Access to COVID-19 Rapid Testing Rep.Lori Trahan, ...
Jan. 7, 2022 Letter to Richard Glick, Chairman Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - Consumer Protection from Rising Gas, Home Heating, and Energy Costs Sen.Ed Markey, ...
Jan. 7, 2022 MOULTON THRILLED BY GMGI'S PROGRESS Rep.Seth Moulton
Jan. 7, 2022 Congresswoman Trahan Announces $567,400 in Federal Grant Funding for the Greater Lawrence Family Health Center Rep.Lori Trahan
Jan. 6, 2022 SETH MOULTON VISITS BIOTECH HUB IN GLOUCESTER Rep.Seth Moulton
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