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May 23, 2024 LANKFORD VOTES ‘NO’ ON DEMS ATTEMPT TO USE THE BORDER AS POLITICAL PROP Sen. James Lankford
March 11, 2024 Chairman Cole Opening Remarks on H.R. 6276 and H. Res. 1065 Rep. Tom Cole
March 11, 2024 Chairman Cole Opening Remarks on H.R. 6276 and H. Res. 1065 Rep. Tom Cole
May 15, 2023 Chairman Cole Hearing Remarks on Police Week Measures Rep. Tom Cole
May 9, 2023 Chairman Cole Hearing Remarks on H.R. 2 and H.R. 1163 Rep. Tom Cole
March 10, 2023 Thune, Tillis, Lankford, Moran Introduce Bill to Close Loophole That Blocks Deportation of Violent Criminals Sen. James Lankford, ...
Dec. 14, 2022 Lankford Continues to Question DHS' Ability to Manage the Chaos It Inflicted at the Border Sen. James Lankford
Dec. 5, 2022 Letter to Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Lankford Calls Out DHS for Conflicting Information on Title 42 Termination Sen. James Lankford
Oct. 17, 2022 Lankford, Cornyn Release Report on Continued Failures at the Border Sen. James Lankford
Oct. 17, 2022 Letter to Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Lankford Presses Further on DHS' Process for Asylum Seekers At the Border Sen. James Lankford
Sept. 28, 2022 Cracking Down on Cartels Recruiting Teenage Arizonans Through Social Media, Sinema Introduces Bipartisan Bill Sen. James Lankford, ...
Sept. 23, 2022 House Republicans Unveil Commitment to America Rep. Frank Lucas
Aug. 30, 2022 Letter to Ronald Davis, Director of the US Marshals Service - Tillis, Colleagues Demand Answers On U.S. Marshals Proposed Sanctuary Policies To Release Criminal Illegal Immigrants Sen. James Lankford, ...
Aug. 6, 2022 Lankford Amendment Addresses Ongoing Crisis At the Border Sen. James Lankford
Aug. 4, 2022 Sinema, Portman Introduce Bipartisan Bill Boosting Border Patrol Workforce Sen. James Lankford, ...
Aug. 3, 2022 Hern introduces bill to tax cartel's international money transfers Rep. Kevin Hern
July 22, 2022 Lankford, Ernst Target Cartel Spotters, Increase Penalties for Anyone Abetting Illegal Activity on Southern Border Sen. James Lankford
July 20, 2022 Lankford: Biden Admin Is Actively Working To Increase Illegal Border Crossers Sen. James Lankford
July 14, 2022 Lankford Gets Answers on Counter-drone Efforts on the Southern Border Sen. James Lankford
June 30, 2022 Lankford Statement on Supreme Court Decision on Removing Policy Which Kept Asylum Seekers in Mexico Sen. James Lankford
June 17, 2022 Bice Joins Select Committee on the Economy Republicans for Southern Border Hearing Rep. Stephanie Bice
June 16, 2022 Letter to the Honorable Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - "Congressman Biggs Calls for Briefing on DHS Move to Discipline Innocent Border Patrol Agents" Rep. Kevin Hern, ...
June 16, 2022 Letter to Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Calling for Briefing on DHS Move to Discipline Innocent Border Patrol Agents Rep. Kevin Hern, ...
May 27, 2022 Lankford, Colleagues Want to Fix Loophole Allowing Illegal Criminals to Remain in the US Sen. James Lankford, ...
May 5, 2022 Lankford Pushes for Answers Amid Influx of Illegal Border Crossers Sen. James Lankford
April 29, 2022 Lankford, Johnson, Colleagues Push Biden to Enforce Legal Asylum Process Sen. James Lankford
April 27, 2022 Lankford: Biden's Border Plan Won't Stop Illegal Immigration, It Will Accelerate Illegal Immigration Sen. James Lankford
April 13, 2022 Letter to Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Johnson Opposes DHS Decision to Rescind Expedited Removal Rep. Kevin Hern, ...
April 7, 2022 Lankford, Sinema, Colleagues Introduce Bill Delaying End of Title 42 & Ensuring Comprehensive Plan in Place to Secure the Border Sen. James Lankford
April 7, 2022 Letter to Gary Peters, Chair of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs - Sen. Johnson Leads Colleagues in Demanding Chairman Peters Hold Hearings on Biden Border Crisis Sen. James Lankford, ...
April 5, 2022 Lankford to HHS Sec: Biden Says COVID is Not at the Southern Border While Requesting $10 Billion in COVID Funding Sen. James Lankford
March 29, 2022 Letter to the United States Senate - Lankford Warns Colleagues on Repercussions That Chaos Will Ensue When Biden Lifts Title 42 Sen. James Lankford
March 15, 2022 Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Risch, Crapo, Colleagues Raise Crime-Related Concerns with Administration's De-prioritization of Immigration Sen. James Lankford, ...
March 11, 2022 Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Sen. Cruz Leads Letter With 21 Colleagues to DHS Secretary Mayorkas About the Impact of Open-Borders Policies on Violent Crime Against Americans Sen. James Lankford, ...
March 10, 2022 Letter to Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Lankford, Grassley Call Out Failure to Restart Remain in Mexico Policy Sen. James Lankford, ...
Feb. 23, 2022 Every Town is a Border Town Rep. Stephanie Bice
Feb. 14, 2022 Letter to Hon. Gary Peters, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs - Romney Joins Colleagues in Urging Homeland Security Committee Sen. James Lankford, ...
Feb. 3, 2022 Lankford: We Are 13 Months Into this Administration and They Still Have No Plan to Secure the Border Sen. James Lankford
Jan. 29, 2022 Lankford Assesses Situation at US-Mexico Border Sen. James Lankford
Jan. 27, 2022 After Alarmingly High Border Crossings in December, Lankford Calls Out Biden's Ongoing Open Border Policies Sen. James Lankford
Dec. 21, 2021 Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of United States Department of Homeland Security-Hawley, Lankford Demand DHS Stop Hiding Required Report on Visa Overstays Sen. James Lankford, ...
Dec. 21, 2021 Letter to Hon. Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State; Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Visa Processing to Address Farm Labor Shortages Rep. Tom Cole, ...
Dec. 20, 2021 Lankford: Biden Administration Wall Construction Announcement Huge Victory for American People Sen. James Lankford
Dec. 15, 2021 Lankford, Rubio Want to Prohibit Non-Citizens From Voting Sen. James Lankford
Dec. 14, 2021 Lankford, R. Scott, Colleagues Push to Block Biden's Tax-dollar Giveaway to Illegal Immigrants Sen. James Lankford
Dec. 6, 2021 U.S. Representative Tony Gonzales Co-Leads Bill to Reimburse Border Landowners for Illegal Immigration Crisis Rep. Stephanie Bice, ...
Dec. 2, 2021 Lankford, Colleagues Push to Prevent Settlement Payments for Illegal Immigrants Sen. James Lankford
Dec. 2, 2021 Bice Introduces SAFE Border Act Rep. Stephanie Bice
Nov. 22, 2021 Lankford, Rick Scott, Colleagues Want Investigation Into Vetting and Processing of Migrants at Southern Border Sen. James Lankford
Nov. 22, 2021 Sen. Rick Scott Leads Colleagues in Introducing the Upholding the Law at Our Border Act Sen. James Lankford, ...
Nov. 4, 2021 Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary Department of Homeland Security - Concern Undocumented Immigrant Caravan Rep. Stephanie Bice, ...
Oct. 29, 2021 Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States - Armstrong Joins Letter Slamming the Biden Administration's Plan to Pay Illegal Immigrants $450,000 Rep. Stephanie Bice, ...
Oct. 22, 2021 Letter to President Joseph R. Biden - Hern demands answers from Biden Admin on Afghan refugees headed to Oklahoma Rep. Kevin Hern
Oct. 19, 2021 Lankford Grills Biden's CBP Nominee as Record Numbers Take Advantage of Open Border Sen. James Lankford
Oct. 13, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of US Department of Homeland Security - Upton, House Republicans Urge Biden Administration to Continue Remain in Mexico Policy Rep. Stephanie Bice, ...
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. James Lankford, ...
Oct. 7, 2021 Letter to Hon. Joe Biden - Replace VP Harris as Border Czar Sen. James Lankford, ...
Oct. 6, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas - Secretary of Homeland Security - Provide Answers on Release of Haitian Migrants into US Sen. James Lankford, ...
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. James Lankford, ...
Oct. 1, 2021 Lankford Stands Up for Border Patrol and ICE Personnel Sen. James Lankford
Sept. 10, 2021 ICYMI: Hern criticizes Democrats for focus on reckless spending, ignoring national crises Rep. Kevin Hern
Aug. 31, 2021 Lankford Statement on US Withdrawal From Afghanistan Sen. James Lankford
Aug. 26, 2021 Lucas Statement on U.S. Casualties in Kabul, Afghanistan Rep. Frank Lucas
Aug. 25, 2021 Lankford Says to Forget August 31 Deadline, Focus on Getting Every American Out Safely Sen. James Lankford
Aug. 23, 2021 Letter to the Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Lankford, Cornyn Want Answers on Notice to Report Policy for Biden Border Crossers Sen. James Lankford
Aug. 16, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Alejandro N. Mayorkas, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Lankford, Colleagues Demand Oversight of Lack of ICE Arrests of Criminal Illegal Aliens Under Biden Administration Sen. James Lankford
Aug. 12, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas - Secretary of Homeland Security - Johnson, Colleagues Demand the Biden Administration Provide Information on ICE Arrests of Criminal Illegal Aliens Sen. James Lankford, ...
Aug. 7, 2021 Lankford Stops Biden from Releasing Migrants in Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford
Aug. 4, 2021 Lankford Opposes Nominee to Lead ICE as Biden Fails to Address Border Security Issues Sen. James Lankford
Aug. 2, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Urging DHS to keep Title 42 in place Rep. Stephanie Bice, ...
July 29, 2021 Lankford to Senators about Border Crisis: We can't be flippant about the crisis at the border; we need to engage Sen. James Lankford
July 21, 2021 Hern hosts virtual town hall with over 4,000 attendees Rep. Kevin Hern
July 15, 2021 Lankford Wants Answers on Why Biden Administration is "Handcuffing" ICE from Enforcing the Law Sen. James Lankford
July 15, 2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Sen. Cramer, Colleagues Urge President Biden to Keep Order Allowing Immigration Officials to Stop the Spread of COVID-19 at the Southern Border Sen. James Lankford, ...
July 14, 2021 Lankford Wants Border Wall Finished, Now Sen. James Lankford
Date Title Politician
May 23, 2024 LANKFORD VOTES ‘NO’ ON DEMS ATTEMPT TO USE THE BORDER AS POLITICAL PROP Sen.James Lankford
March 11, 2024 Chairman Cole Opening Remarks on H.R. 6276 and H. Res. 1065 Rep.Tom Cole
March 11, 2024 Chairman Cole Opening Remarks on H.R. 6276 and H. Res. 1065 Rep.Tom Cole
May 15, 2023 Chairman Cole Hearing Remarks on Police Week Measures Rep.Tom Cole
May 9, 2023 Chairman Cole Hearing Remarks on H.R. 2 and H.R. 1163 Rep.Tom Cole
March 10, 2023 Thune, Tillis, Lankford, Moran Introduce Bill to Close Loophole That Blocks Deportation of Violent Criminals Sen.James Lankford, ...
Dec. 14, 2022 Lankford Continues to Question DHS' Ability to Manage the Chaos It Inflicted at the Border Sen.James Lankford
Dec. 5, 2022 Letter to Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Lankford Calls Out DHS for Conflicting Information on Title 42 Termination Sen.James Lankford
Oct. 17, 2022 Lankford, Cornyn Release Report on Continued Failures at the Border Sen.James Lankford
Oct. 17, 2022 Letter to Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Lankford Presses Further on DHS' Process for Asylum Seekers At the Border Sen.James Lankford
Sept. 28, 2022 Cracking Down on Cartels Recruiting Teenage Arizonans Through Social Media, Sinema Introduces Bipartisan Bill Sen.James Lankford, ...
Sept. 23, 2022 House Republicans Unveil Commitment to America Rep.Frank Lucas
Aug. 30, 2022 Letter to Ronald Davis, Director of the US Marshals Service - Tillis, Colleagues Demand Answers On U.S. Marshals Proposed Sanctuary Policies To Release Criminal Illegal Immigrants Sen.James Lankford, ...
Aug. 6, 2022 Lankford Amendment Addresses Ongoing Crisis At the Border Sen.James Lankford
Aug. 4, 2022 Sinema, Portman Introduce Bipartisan Bill Boosting Border Patrol Workforce Sen.James Lankford, ...
Aug. 3, 2022 Hern introduces bill to tax cartel's international money transfers Rep.Kevin Hern
July 22, 2022 Lankford, Ernst Target Cartel Spotters, Increase Penalties for Anyone Abetting Illegal Activity on Southern Border Sen.James Lankford
July 20, 2022 Lankford: Biden Admin Is Actively Working To Increase Illegal Border Crossers Sen.James Lankford
July 14, 2022 Lankford Gets Answers on Counter-drone Efforts on the Southern Border Sen.James Lankford
June 30, 2022 Lankford Statement on Supreme Court Decision on Removing Policy Which Kept Asylum Seekers in Mexico Sen.James Lankford
June 17, 2022 Bice Joins Select Committee on the Economy Republicans for Southern Border Hearing Rep.Stephanie Bice
June 16, 2022 Letter to the Honorable Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - "Congressman Biggs Calls for Briefing on DHS Move to Discipline Innocent Border Patrol Agents" Rep.Kevin Hern, ...
June 16, 2022 Letter to Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Calling for Briefing on DHS Move to Discipline Innocent Border Patrol Agents Rep.Kevin Hern, ...
May 27, 2022 Lankford, Colleagues Want to Fix Loophole Allowing Illegal Criminals to Remain in the US Sen.James Lankford, ...
May 5, 2022 Lankford Pushes for Answers Amid Influx of Illegal Border Crossers Sen.James Lankford
April 29, 2022 Lankford, Johnson, Colleagues Push Biden to Enforce Legal Asylum Process Sen.James Lankford
April 27, 2022 Lankford: Biden's Border Plan Won't Stop Illegal Immigration, It Will Accelerate Illegal Immigration Sen.James Lankford
April 13, 2022 Letter to Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Johnson Opposes DHS Decision to Rescind Expedited Removal Rep.Kevin Hern, ...
April 7, 2022 Lankford, Sinema, Colleagues Introduce Bill Delaying End of Title 42 & Ensuring Comprehensive Plan in Place to Secure the Border Sen.James Lankford
April 7, 2022 Letter to Gary Peters, Chair of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs - Sen. Johnson Leads Colleagues in Demanding Chairman Peters Hold Hearings on Biden Border Crisis Sen.James Lankford, ...
April 5, 2022 Lankford to HHS Sec: Biden Says COVID is Not at the Southern Border While Requesting $10 Billion in COVID Funding Sen.James Lankford
March 29, 2022 Letter to the United States Senate - Lankford Warns Colleagues on Repercussions That Chaos Will Ensue When Biden Lifts Title 42 Sen.James Lankford
March 15, 2022 Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Risch, Crapo, Colleagues Raise Crime-Related Concerns with Administration's De-prioritization of Immigration Sen.James Lankford, ...
March 11, 2022 Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Sen. Cruz Leads Letter With 21 Colleagues to DHS Secretary Mayorkas About the Impact of Open-Borders Policies on Violent Crime Against Americans Sen.James Lankford, ...
March 10, 2022 Letter to Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Lankford, Grassley Call Out Failure to Restart Remain in Mexico Policy Sen.James Lankford, ...
Feb. 23, 2022 Every Town is a Border Town Rep.Stephanie Bice
Feb. 14, 2022 Letter to Hon. Gary Peters, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs - Romney Joins Colleagues in Urging Homeland Security Committee Sen.James Lankford, ...
Feb. 3, 2022 Lankford: We Are 13 Months Into this Administration and They Still Have No Plan to Secure the Border Sen.James Lankford
Jan. 29, 2022 Lankford Assesses Situation at US-Mexico Border Sen.James Lankford
Jan. 27, 2022 After Alarmingly High Border Crossings in December, Lankford Calls Out Biden's Ongoing Open Border Policies Sen.James Lankford
Dec. 21, 2021 Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of United States Department of Homeland Security-Hawley, Lankford Demand DHS Stop Hiding Required Report on Visa Overstays Sen.James Lankford, ...
Dec. 21, 2021 Letter to Hon. Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State; Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Visa Processing to Address Farm Labor Shortages Rep.Tom Cole, ...
Dec. 20, 2021 Lankford: Biden Administration Wall Construction Announcement Huge Victory for American People Sen.James Lankford
Dec. 15, 2021 Lankford, Rubio Want to Prohibit Non-Citizens From Voting Sen.James Lankford
Dec. 14, 2021 Lankford, R. Scott, Colleagues Push to Block Biden's Tax-dollar Giveaway to Illegal Immigrants Sen.James Lankford
Dec. 6, 2021 U.S. Representative Tony Gonzales Co-Leads Bill to Reimburse Border Landowners for Illegal Immigration Crisis Rep.Stephanie Bice, ...
Dec. 2, 2021 Lankford, Colleagues Push to Prevent Settlement Payments for Illegal Immigrants Sen.James Lankford
Dec. 2, 2021 Bice Introduces SAFE Border Act Rep.Stephanie Bice
Nov. 22, 2021 Lankford, Rick Scott, Colleagues Want Investigation Into Vetting and Processing of Migrants at Southern Border Sen.James Lankford
Nov. 22, 2021 Sen. Rick Scott Leads Colleagues in Introducing the Upholding the Law at Our Border Act Sen.James Lankford, ...
Nov. 4, 2021 Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary Department of Homeland Security - Concern Undocumented Immigrant Caravan Rep.Stephanie Bice, ...
Oct. 29, 2021 Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States - Armstrong Joins Letter Slamming the Biden Administration's Plan to Pay Illegal Immigrants $450,000 Rep.Stephanie Bice, ...
Oct. 22, 2021 Letter to President Joseph R. Biden - Hern demands answers from Biden Admin on Afghan refugees headed to Oklahoma Rep.Kevin Hern
Oct. 19, 2021 Lankford Grills Biden's CBP Nominee as Record Numbers Take Advantage of Open Border Sen.James Lankford
Oct. 13, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of US Department of Homeland Security - Upton, House Republicans Urge Biden Administration to Continue Remain in Mexico Policy Rep.Stephanie Bice, ...
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.James Lankford, ...
Oct. 7, 2021 Letter to Hon. Joe Biden - Replace VP Harris as Border Czar Sen.James Lankford, ...
Oct. 6, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas - Secretary of Homeland Security - Provide Answers on Release of Haitian Migrants into US Sen.James Lankford, ...
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.James Lankford, ...
Oct. 1, 2021 Lankford Stands Up for Border Patrol and ICE Personnel Sen.James Lankford
Sept. 10, 2021 ICYMI: Hern criticizes Democrats for focus on reckless spending, ignoring national crises Rep.Kevin Hern
Aug. 31, 2021 Lankford Statement on US Withdrawal From Afghanistan Sen.James Lankford
Aug. 26, 2021 Lucas Statement on U.S. Casualties in Kabul, Afghanistan Rep.Frank Lucas
Aug. 25, 2021 Lankford Says to Forget August 31 Deadline, Focus on Getting Every American Out Safely Sen.James Lankford
Aug. 23, 2021 Letter to the Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Lankford, Cornyn Want Answers on Notice to Report Policy for Biden Border Crossers Sen.James Lankford
Aug. 16, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Alejandro N. Mayorkas, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Lankford, Colleagues Demand Oversight of Lack of ICE Arrests of Criminal Illegal Aliens Under Biden Administration Sen.James Lankford
Aug. 12, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas - Secretary of Homeland Security - Johnson, Colleagues Demand the Biden Administration Provide Information on ICE Arrests of Criminal Illegal Aliens Sen.James Lankford, ...
Aug. 7, 2021 Lankford Stops Biden from Releasing Migrants in Oklahoma Sen.James Lankford
Aug. 4, 2021 Lankford Opposes Nominee to Lead ICE as Biden Fails to Address Border Security Issues Sen.James Lankford
Aug. 2, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Urging DHS to keep Title 42 in place Rep.Stephanie Bice, ...
July 29, 2021 Lankford to Senators about Border Crisis: We can't be flippant about the crisis at the border; we need to engage Sen.James Lankford
July 21, 2021 Hern hosts virtual town hall with over 4,000 attendees Rep.Kevin Hern
July 15, 2021 Lankford Wants Answers on Why Biden Administration is "Handcuffing" ICE from Enforcing the Law Sen.James Lankford
July 15, 2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Sen. Cramer, Colleagues Urge President Biden to Keep Order Allowing Immigration Officials to Stop the Spread of COVID-19 at the Southern Border Sen.James Lankford, ...
July 14, 2021 Lankford Wants Border Wall Finished, Now Sen.James Lankford
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