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April 11, 2016 Booker Introduces Bill to Ensure School Drinking Water is Tested for Lead Sen. Cory Booker
April 7, 2016 Letter to the Honorable Marsha Blackburn, Chair of the Select Investigatative Panel - Critique of Republicans' Reliance on Anti-Abortion Extremists Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, ...
April 7, 2016 Booker Introduces Comprehensive Sex Ed Legislation to Protect and Empower Youth Sen. Cory Booker
April 6, 2016 Inhofe, Booker Introduce Bipartisan Amendment to Allow Drone Use for Critical Infrastructure Needs Sen. Cory Booker, ...
April 6, 2016 DeGette, Democratic Select Investigative Panel Launch New Website Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, ...
April 6, 2016 #SubEnvEcon & #SubHealth to Examine Flint Drinking Water Crisis NEXT WEEK Rep. Frank Pallone, ...
April 6, 2016 Bipartisan E&C Leaders Hail Senate HELP's Milestone to Deliver #CuresNow Rep. Frank Pallone, ...
April 6, 2016 Democratic Select Investigative Panel Launches New Website Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, ...
April 4, 2016 Letter to Mr. Tony Clark, MLB Players Association Executive Director - Ban Chewing Tobacco Rep. Frank Pallone
April 4, 2016 Pallone Condemns Latest Azerbaijani Attacks Against Nagorno Karabakh Rep. Frank Pallone
April 4, 2016 Letter to Mr. Robert Manfred, Jr., Commissioner, Major League Baseball - Ban Chewing Tobacco Rep. Frank Pallone
April 1, 2016 Pallone Visits Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center at Rutgers University for Autism Awareness Month Rep. Frank Pallone
April 1, 2016 Booker, Menendez Seek Robust Investments for Autism Research, Support Sen. Cory Booker
March 31, 2016 Sen. Booker Hosts Roundtable Discussion with Leaders from New Jersey's Latino Community Sen. Cory Booker
March 31, 2016 Rep. Norcross Stands up for Seniors with New Legislation Rep. Donald Norcross
March 29, 2016 Federal Funds to Benefit Expectant Mothers & Babies in South Jersey Rep. Donald Norcross
March 29, 2016 Booker, Menendez Pascrell Lead Opioid Addiction Summit Sen. Cory Booker
March 29, 2016 Pallone Praises President's Action to Address Opioid Abuse and Heroin Epidemic Rep. Frank Pallone
March 29, 2016 Smith: Sidelining Human Rights a Strategic Mistake the U.S. Cannot Afford to Make Rep. Chris Smith
March 28, 2016 Letter to Thomas Wheeler, Chairman, Federal Communications Comission - Expand Broadband Access Sen. Cory Booker, ...
March 28, 2016 Menendez, Booker, Pascrell Lead Opioid Addiction Summit Sen. Cory Booker, ...
March 24, 2016 Letter to the Honorable Tom Cole, Chairman and The Honorable Rosa Delauro, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations - Minority AIDS Initiative Rep. Donald Norcross, ...
March 24, 2016 Commission on China Chairs Smith, Rubio Welcome Developments in Case of Lawyer Zhang Kai,Urge President Xi To Ease Restrictions on Religious Groups Rep. Chris Smith, ...
March 24, 2016 Once Again -- Justice Provided by ICTY Chairman Smith Responds to ICTY's Verdict on Bosnian Serb Leader Rep. Chris Smith
March 24, 2016 Letter to The Honorable John Culberson, Chairman and The Honorable Mike Honda, Acting Ranking Member, Commerce, Justice, Science Subcommittee - Alzheimer's Programs Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, ...
March 23, 2016 Letter to Susan Collins, Chair and Jack Reed, Ranking Member, Sucbommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development - Northeast Corridor Sen. Cory Booker, ...
March 23, 2016 Booker Lauds Developments Moving Gateway Program Forward Sen. Cory Booker
March 23, 2016 Letter to the Honorable Tom Cole, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations Subcomittee on Labor, HHS, and Education, the Honorable Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, and Education, the Honorable John Culbertson, Chairman of the Subcomittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, and the Honorable Michael M. Honda, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies - Computer Science for All Funding Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, ...
March 22, 2016 Hearing of the Communications and Technology Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Pallone, Hearing on "Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission" Rep. Frank Pallone
March 22, 2016 Building a Better America Together Rep. Donald Norcross
March 22, 2016 Hearing of the Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Smith, Hearing on End Political Manipulation of Trafficking in Persons Report Rep. Chris Smith
March 22, 2016 Letter to Cochran, Mikulski, Murray and Blunt - Call for Funding for Labor Dept. to Survey Contingent Workforce & Employee Training Sen. Cory Booker, ...
March 22, 2016 Letter to Secretary Perez - Support Labor Dept. Audit of Federal Cafeteria Contractor Sen. Cory Booker, ...
March 21, 2016 Smith: Obama Will Not Make Human Rights a Priority in Cuba Rep. Chris Smith
March 21, 2016 Smith: Supreme Court Must Stop the Government's Coercion Rep. Chris Smith
March 21, 2016 Letter to Lisa Murkowski, Chairwoman and Tom Udall, Ranking Member, Approriations Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies - Funding for Water Infastructure Sen. Cory Booker
March 19, 2016 Pallone Welcomes New Gas Pipeline Safety Rule Rep. Frank Pallone
March 18, 2016 Letter to the Hon. Ander Crenshaw, Chairman, Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and the Hon. Jose Serrano, Ranking Member, Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services - Stop FEMA from Taking Back Funds Already Disbursed to Sandy Victims Rep. Chris Smith, ...
March 18, 2016 Congressional Armenian Issues Caucus Members meet with U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Rep. Frank Pallone
March 17, 2016 Letter to Chairman Frelingghuysen and Ranking Member Visclosky - Fund Peer-Reviewed Breast Cancer Research Rep. Donald Norcross, ...
March 17, 2016 Letter to Roy Blunt, Chairman, and Patty Murray, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies - Autism Funding Sen. Cory Booker, ...
March 17, 2016 DeGette, Upton, and Pallone Recap Meeting with Vice President Biden and Senate HELP Leaders Rep. Frank Pallone, ...
March 17, 2016 Pallone Statement on Acts of Genocide by ISIL Rep. Frank Pallone
March 17, 2016 Letter to Judith Enck, Region 2 Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency - Transparency at all NJ Superfund Sites Sen. Cory Booker, ...
March 17, 2016 Letter to Susan Collins, Chair, and Jack Reed, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies - Choice Neighborhoods Program Sen. Cory Booker, ...
March 17, 2016 Letter to the Honorable Mario Diaz-Balart, Chariman and The Honorable David Price, Ranking Member, House Transportation and Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee - TIGER Grants Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, ...
March 17, 2016 Letter to Cochran, Blunt, Mikulski, and Murray - Call for New Resources to Combat Sexual Assaults on College Campuses Sen. Cory Booker, ...
March 17, 2016 A Genocide Designation--Now What? Rep. Chris Smith
March 17, 2016 MacArthur Joins Partnership for U.S. Israeli Security Cooperation Rep. Donald Norcross, ...
March 17, 2016 Hearing of the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Palone, Hearing on "Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015: Examining Implementation of Medicare Payment Reforms" Rep. Frank Pallone
March 16, 2016 Letter to Jenny Yang, Constance Barker, Chai Feldblum, Victoria Lipnic, Charlotte Burrows, Commissioners, US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Data Collection on Compensation Disparities Sen. Cory Booker
March 15, 2016 Letter to House Appropriations Committee Leadership - Support for Water Infrastructure Funding Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, ...
March 15, 2016 Pallone Applauds Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids Rep. Frank Pallone
March 15, 2016 DeGette Joins Energy & Commerce Democratic Leaders to Urge NFL to Act After Acknowledgement of Risks Posed by Repetitive Brain Trauma Rep. Frank Pallone, ...
March 15, 2016 Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving the Environment Act Rep. Frank Pallone
March 15, 2016 Letter to The Honorable Mike Simpson, Chairman, and Honorable Marcy Kaptur, Ranking Memeber, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, House on Appropriations - Fund Israel Energy Cooperation Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, ...
March 15, 2016 Essential Next Step Rep. Chris Smith
March 15, 2016 Letter to Mr. Roger Goodell, Commissioner, National Football League - Act After Acknowledgement of Risks Posed by Repetitive Brain Trauma Rep. Frank Pallone, ...
March 14, 2016 Defining Certain Atrocities As War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity, and Genocide Rep. Chris Smith
March 14, 2016 Developing A Strategy to Obtain Observer Status for Taiwan in the International Criminal Police Organization Rep. Chris Smith
March 14, 2016 Hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Pallone, Roundtable Discussion on Concussions Rep. Frank Pallone
March 14, 2016 Sen. Booker Announces Initiative Aimed at Increasing Access to Healthy Food at New Jersey Corner Stores Sen. Cory Booker
March 14, 2016 U.S. House Passes Smith Bill Urging New Syrian War Crimes Tribunal Rep. Chris Smith
March 14, 2016 Letter to the Hon. Fred Upton, Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce - Concussion Investigation Rep. Frank Pallone
March 14, 2016 Patch.com - House Candidate Gottheimer From Wyckoff 'Ready To Stand Up For New Jersey Values,' Report Says Rep. Josh Gottheimer
March 14, 2016 Condemning Violations of International Law By the Government of Syria Rep. Chris Smith
March 14, 2016 Letter to the Hon. Fred Upton, Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce - Meaningful Action to Address Risks Posed by Concussions & Repetitive Brain Trauma Rep. Frank Pallone
March 10, 2016 Booker Statement on Senate Passage of Legislation to Combat Opioid Addiction Sen. Cory Booker
March 10, 2016 Letter to Ms. Elizabeth Connolly and Ms. Cathleen Bennett - Answers from State on Hurricane Sandy Lead Testing Program Rep. Frank Pallone
March 10, 2016 Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Students Debt Relief from Schools Engaged in Deceptive and Predatory Practices Sen. Cory Booker, ...
March 10, 2016 Letter to the Honorable Gina McCarthy, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Call to Take Action on Sources of Methane Emissions Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, ...
March 10, 2016 Pallone Praises New Cooperation Between U.S. and Canada to Combat Climate Change Rep. Frank Pallone
March 8, 2016 Letter to the Hon. Robert M. Califf, M.D., Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration - Guthy-Renker Product Safety Issue Rep. Frank Pallone
March 8, 2016 Booker Statement on FCC's Move to Modernize Lifeline Program and Help Close the Digital Divide Sen. Cory Booker
March 7, 2016 Letter to the Hon. John F. Kerry, Secretary of State - Unilateral Payment to Iran Rep. Chris Smith, ...
Date Title Politician
April 11, 2016 Booker Introduces Bill to Ensure School Drinking Water is Tested for Lead Sen.Cory Booker
April 7, 2016 Letter to the Honorable Marsha Blackburn, Chair of the Select Investigatative Panel - Critique of Republicans' Reliance on Anti-Abortion Extremists Rep.Bonnie Watson Coleman, ...
April 7, 2016 Booker Introduces Comprehensive Sex Ed Legislation to Protect and Empower Youth Sen.Cory Booker
April 6, 2016 Inhofe, Booker Introduce Bipartisan Amendment to Allow Drone Use for Critical Infrastructure Needs Sen.Cory Booker, ...
April 6, 2016 DeGette, Democratic Select Investigative Panel Launch New Website Rep.Bonnie Watson Coleman, ...
April 6, 2016 #SubEnvEcon & #SubHealth to Examine Flint Drinking Water Crisis NEXT WEEK Rep.Frank Pallone, ...
April 6, 2016 Bipartisan E&C Leaders Hail Senate HELP's Milestone to Deliver #CuresNow Rep.Frank Pallone, ...
April 6, 2016 Democratic Select Investigative Panel Launches New Website Rep.Bonnie Watson Coleman, ...
April 4, 2016 Letter to Mr. Tony Clark, MLB Players Association Executive Director - Ban Chewing Tobacco Rep.Frank Pallone
April 4, 2016 Pallone Condemns Latest Azerbaijani Attacks Against Nagorno Karabakh Rep.Frank Pallone
April 4, 2016 Letter to Mr. Robert Manfred, Jr., Commissioner, Major League Baseball - Ban Chewing Tobacco Rep.Frank Pallone
April 1, 2016 Pallone Visits Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center at Rutgers University for Autism Awareness Month Rep.Frank Pallone
April 1, 2016 Booker, Menendez Seek Robust Investments for Autism Research, Support Sen.Cory Booker
March 31, 2016 Sen. Booker Hosts Roundtable Discussion with Leaders from New Jersey's Latino Community Sen.Cory Booker
March 31, 2016 Rep. Norcross Stands up for Seniors with New Legislation Rep.Donald Norcross
March 29, 2016 Federal Funds to Benefit Expectant Mothers & Babies in South Jersey Rep.Donald Norcross
March 29, 2016 Booker, Menendez Pascrell Lead Opioid Addiction Summit Sen.Cory Booker
March 29, 2016 Pallone Praises President's Action to Address Opioid Abuse and Heroin Epidemic Rep.Frank Pallone
March 29, 2016 Smith: Sidelining Human Rights a Strategic Mistake the U.S. Cannot Afford to Make Rep.Chris Smith
March 28, 2016 Letter to Thomas Wheeler, Chairman, Federal Communications Comission - Expand Broadband Access Sen.Cory Booker, ...
March 28, 2016 Menendez, Booker, Pascrell Lead Opioid Addiction Summit Sen.Cory Booker, ...
March 24, 2016 Letter to the Honorable Tom Cole, Chairman and The Honorable Rosa Delauro, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations - Minority AIDS Initiative Rep.Donald Norcross, ...
March 24, 2016 Commission on China Chairs Smith, Rubio Welcome Developments in Case of Lawyer Zhang Kai,Urge President Xi To Ease Restrictions on Religious Groups Rep.Chris Smith, ...
March 24, 2016 Once Again -- Justice Provided by ICTY Chairman Smith Responds to ICTY's Verdict on Bosnian Serb Leader Rep.Chris Smith
March 24, 2016 Letter to The Honorable John Culberson, Chairman and The Honorable Mike Honda, Acting Ranking Member, Commerce, Justice, Science Subcommittee - Alzheimer's Programs Rep.Bonnie Watson Coleman, ...
March 23, 2016 Letter to Susan Collins, Chair and Jack Reed, Ranking Member, Sucbommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development - Northeast Corridor Sen.Cory Booker, ...
March 23, 2016 Booker Lauds Developments Moving Gateway Program Forward Sen.Cory Booker
March 23, 2016 Letter to the Honorable Tom Cole, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations Subcomittee on Labor, HHS, and Education, the Honorable Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, and Education, the Honorable John Culbertson, Chairman of the Subcomittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, and the Honorable Michael M. Honda, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies - Computer Science for All Funding Rep.Bonnie Watson Coleman, ...
March 22, 2016 Hearing of the Communications and Technology Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Pallone, Hearing on "Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission" Rep.Frank Pallone
March 22, 2016 Building a Better America Together Rep.Donald Norcross
March 22, 2016 Hearing of the Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Smith, Hearing on End Political Manipulation of Trafficking in Persons Report Rep.Chris Smith
March 22, 2016 Letter to Cochran, Mikulski, Murray and Blunt - Call for Funding for Labor Dept. to Survey Contingent Workforce & Employee Training Sen.Cory Booker, ...
March 22, 2016 Letter to Secretary Perez - Support Labor Dept. Audit of Federal Cafeteria Contractor Sen.Cory Booker, ...
March 21, 2016 Smith: Obama Will Not Make Human Rights a Priority in Cuba Rep.Chris Smith
March 21, 2016 Smith: Supreme Court Must Stop the Government's Coercion Rep.Chris Smith
March 21, 2016 Letter to Lisa Murkowski, Chairwoman and Tom Udall, Ranking Member, Approriations Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies - Funding for Water Infastructure Sen.Cory Booker
March 19, 2016 Pallone Welcomes New Gas Pipeline Safety Rule Rep.Frank Pallone
March 18, 2016 Letter to the Hon. Ander Crenshaw, Chairman, Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and the Hon. Jose Serrano, Ranking Member, Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services - Stop FEMA from Taking Back Funds Already Disbursed to Sandy Victims Rep.Chris Smith, ...
March 18, 2016 Congressional Armenian Issues Caucus Members meet with U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Rep.Frank Pallone
March 17, 2016 Letter to Chairman Frelingghuysen and Ranking Member Visclosky - Fund Peer-Reviewed Breast Cancer Research Rep.Donald Norcross, ...
March 17, 2016 Letter to Roy Blunt, Chairman, and Patty Murray, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies - Autism Funding Sen.Cory Booker, ...
March 17, 2016 DeGette, Upton, and Pallone Recap Meeting with Vice President Biden and Senate HELP Leaders Rep.Frank Pallone, ...
March 17, 2016 Pallone Statement on Acts of Genocide by ISIL Rep.Frank Pallone
March 17, 2016 Letter to Judith Enck, Region 2 Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency - Transparency at all NJ Superfund Sites Sen.Cory Booker, ...
March 17, 2016 Letter to Susan Collins, Chair, and Jack Reed, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies - Choice Neighborhoods Program Sen.Cory Booker, ...
March 17, 2016 Letter to the Honorable Mario Diaz-Balart, Chariman and The Honorable David Price, Ranking Member, House Transportation and Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee - TIGER Grants Rep.Bonnie Watson Coleman, ...
March 17, 2016 Letter to Cochran, Blunt, Mikulski, and Murray - Call for New Resources to Combat Sexual Assaults on College Campuses Sen.Cory Booker, ...
March 17, 2016 A Genocide Designation--Now What? Rep.Chris Smith
March 17, 2016 MacArthur Joins Partnership for U.S. Israeli Security Cooperation Rep.Donald Norcross, ...
March 17, 2016 Hearing of the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Palone, Hearing on "Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015: Examining Implementation of Medicare Payment Reforms" Rep.Frank Pallone
March 16, 2016 Letter to Jenny Yang, Constance Barker, Chai Feldblum, Victoria Lipnic, Charlotte Burrows, Commissioners, US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Data Collection on Compensation Disparities Sen.Cory Booker
March 15, 2016 Letter to House Appropriations Committee Leadership - Support for Water Infrastructure Funding Rep.Bonnie Watson Coleman, ...
March 15, 2016 Pallone Applauds Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids Rep.Frank Pallone
March 15, 2016 DeGette Joins Energy & Commerce Democratic Leaders to Urge NFL to Act After Acknowledgement of Risks Posed by Repetitive Brain Trauma Rep.Frank Pallone, ...
March 15, 2016 Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving the Environment Act Rep.Frank Pallone
March 15, 2016 Letter to The Honorable Mike Simpson, Chairman, and Honorable Marcy Kaptur, Ranking Memeber, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, House on Appropriations - Fund Israel Energy Cooperation Rep.Bonnie Watson Coleman, ...
March 15, 2016 Essential Next Step Rep.Chris Smith
March 15, 2016 Letter to Mr. Roger Goodell, Commissioner, National Football League - Act After Acknowledgement of Risks Posed by Repetitive Brain Trauma Rep.Frank Pallone, ...
March 14, 2016 Defining Certain Atrocities As War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity, and Genocide Rep.Chris Smith
March 14, 2016 Developing A Strategy to Obtain Observer Status for Taiwan in the International Criminal Police Organization Rep.Chris Smith
March 14, 2016 Hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Pallone, Roundtable Discussion on Concussions Rep.Frank Pallone
March 14, 2016 Sen. Booker Announces Initiative Aimed at Increasing Access to Healthy Food at New Jersey Corner Stores Sen.Cory Booker
March 14, 2016 U.S. House Passes Smith Bill Urging New Syrian War Crimes Tribunal Rep.Chris Smith
March 14, 2016 Letter to the Hon. Fred Upton, Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce - Concussion Investigation Rep.Frank Pallone
March 14, 2016 Patch.com - House Candidate Gottheimer From Wyckoff 'Ready To Stand Up For New Jersey Values,' Report Says Rep.Josh Gottheimer
March 14, 2016 Condemning Violations of International Law By the Government of Syria Rep.Chris Smith
March 14, 2016 Letter to the Hon. Fred Upton, Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce - Meaningful Action to Address Risks Posed by Concussions & Repetitive Brain Trauma Rep.Frank Pallone
March 10, 2016 Booker Statement on Senate Passage of Legislation to Combat Opioid Addiction Sen.Cory Booker
March 10, 2016 Letter to Ms. Elizabeth Connolly and Ms. Cathleen Bennett - Answers from State on Hurricane Sandy Lead Testing Program Rep.Frank Pallone
March 10, 2016 Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Students Debt Relief from Schools Engaged in Deceptive and Predatory Practices Sen.Cory Booker, ...
March 10, 2016 Letter to the Honorable Gina McCarthy, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Call to Take Action on Sources of Methane Emissions Rep.Bonnie Watson Coleman, ...
March 10, 2016 Pallone Praises New Cooperation Between U.S. and Canada to Combat Climate Change Rep.Frank Pallone
March 8, 2016 Letter to the Hon. Robert M. Califf, M.D., Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration - Guthy-Renker Product Safety Issue Rep.Frank Pallone
March 8, 2016 Booker Statement on FCC's Move to Modernize Lifeline Program and Help Close the Digital Divide Sen.Cory Booker
March 7, 2016 Letter to the Hon. John F. Kerry, Secretary of State - Unilateral Payment to Iran Rep.Chris Smith, ...
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