carolina for more than 18 years. and i thank you for your friendship and leadership. signed, sincerely, g.k. butterfield, member of congress. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 1 of house resolution 1230, the house stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m. on tuesday, january 3, 2023.

yes, i would like to talk to -- about disasters. what i would like to say is disasters what they are becoming in the future, china -- i saw a

documentary that they were using drones to spray pesticides. i will run this out of the top right away, but the right military bases is it possible that china can fill the drones with fit and all coming across the border where we do not know where it is at. this can be a possible disaster in the future, that is what i am looking at. are they looking into how they can neutralize that if it happens and how to incapacitate military bases. it is something i've been thinking about for a while. host: thank you. karl in pittsburgh, good morning. how are you?

please go ahead. caller: yes, i want to talk about biden administration. host: carl, turn down the volume on your tv. we are on the stream. carl is gone. we have pensacola florida. caller: good morning happy new year. i hope it is a safer healthier wiser new year for all of us. i am 73 years old. and i have been thinking about my life and the politics. i have never been a real political person. until recently. but, i noticed people takeover the government and how bad the government is.

something that is really stayed with me for many years is back during reagan's time, he was elected twice. people thought of him as a god almost. the interest rates, more than today, i think they were up at 12% or something. and the gas lines, and everything was just terrible. but they voted him in twice. they were not complaining about the government being bad. the people at my age, i do not know why they call in and say -- i think it is not as bad as things go up and down. we have to adjust and maybe take a better look at ourselves. that we get along with family members.

i just wish that everyone could quit blaming the government. i think that is a mantra for republicans to lame the government. but, they were not blaming the government under reagan. thank you very much. host: pensacola florida. this is bernie marcus the cofounder of home depot. nobody works, nobody gives a d amn cofounder blames socialism and capitalism as he slams biden, and other obstacles in the way of entrepreneurial success. the founder of home depot slammed work people that do not want to work anymore and called joe biden the worst president in history in putting obstacles in the way of entrepreneurial success.

he believes this excess of the company, he began with arthur blank in 1978 did not happen today because of the people standing in the way of the business community. he said in an interview, i do not know if we could go further. he was unequivocal in calling joe biden the worst president in the history of the country. saying we used to have free speech. and we don't have it. the work people have taken over the world. he also lists harvard grads, hard for it in bas -- hard in bas, and others as obstacles for entrepreneurial success in 2022. we have a caller from newfield to josie. what is the policy issue on your mind? caller: my doing is that the republican party and democratic

party -- two corrupt organizations in the congress. excuse me. let me clear my throat. i think this next presidential election listen i would love to learn more about return limits from the congress and the senate. and the american people -- [indiscernible] there should also be a box on the ballot for the majority of the people in the country become the law. [indiscernible] they want to impose a time limit on themselves. if we can get that done, the country [indiscernible]

we keep electing the same people and causing problems. host: that is a bill in newfield new jersey. term limits is his issue today. we have a color from idaho, republican line. what is on your mind today -- we have a caller from idaho, republican line, what is on your mind today? caller: i remember a farewell speech of the morning about the industrial complex having an influence in the government. this concerned me, but my reason for calling, you said in the house when it convenes today that they may read x president trump's tax returns in the -- former president trump's tax returns in the record.

did that happen? host: yes when you heard the committee reports being introduced into the congressional record one of the reports was the release of the truck tax return. -- trump tax return. caller: and the rest were bills that are already okayed and it was just -- host: i do not know the whole list of bills they listed. but they introduced a lot of reports into the congressional. caller: do you recall the number of that resolution. host: i apologize to you, i don't. i am sure our producers will get on it. we are looking for new stories about it now. hopefully, we can update you before the end of the show at 10:00 a.m. we have a caller from nashville, georgia.

democrat. how are you? caller: i'm doing good how are you. my call is brief and short. i am seeing all these people calling in they are concerned about the economy. to me, the economy is rebounding and doing great. but it takes time for the government to get back to the way it once used to be. and another think i would like to take to all my brothers and sisters out there, stop putting faith in them. if you trust in the lord, jesus christ. the bible says put faith in no man, only the lord, jesus christ. and we have a law about the stuff we commit to our minds and we are being misled. until we get back into our own bible and start to love each other like christ says, we will

always be down. to all my brothers and sisters out there, stop putting your faith in man. read your bible. pray and talk to the lord jesus christ. love one another. host: how is the year 2022 for you? caller: it was good because i put my faith in the lord, jesus christ. i do not trust in man, i trust in god. host: thank you for calling in joyce in mobile, alabama independent line you are on the washington journal good morning to you. caller: good morning to you. i was listening to the author talking about her book the devil never sleeps earlier and i agree -- i agree with that completely. but we expect there to be a handout from the government when we have climate change issues. i believe the government should

help, but what i recall is having come from hurricane areas, that they do not handout money anymore in the way she sounded like she was saying. because people are expected to use their insurance. if they have insurance they use that to recoup their house. but also, i know that fema does not give out money. people have to take out loans through the fda to recoup their losses. the government is not handing out money to the people to rebuild their homes. they give money to the state governments to assist, but i believe the money is being used for things like infrastructure more so than it is for people's personal losses. i was sort of taking an issue with that. host: thank you for calling and what do you do in mobile, alabama. caller: i am retired now which

is a great thing that i used to be in information technology. host: thank you. nancy, houston, texas. you're on the washington journal, what is going on? caller: i am concerned because every time you hear something on your line, you cut the people off. we know you are a democrat your whole station is democrat. you know, i am sick and tired of you not letting people express their feelings. if you do not like something, you hit a button and cut them off. other people can talk for hours, it is not fair. stop doing it. we know you are a democrat station, get over it. host: that was nancy in houston up next is richard in greensboro, north carolina. happy new year to you richard. what is on your mind? caller: i could not agree with errol more that we should all put our faith in jesus christ,

but my concern for the new year is may we get to the bottom of finding out more about how the vaccines caused myocarditis and when we find out, which i'm pretty sure at this point it was delivered intentionally to the population plan because of all the government entitlement programs. they were trying to find a way to not have to pay all of the social security -- all these benefits. it is a calling of us as a society -- a calling of us as a society. it has got to be, because they are still advertising on national station and at games we know it is -- hurting people and they are still pushing it. can you explain to me why that is? host: why do you think that is,

richard? caller: i gave those instances. but what of their situation would sit -- isn't the government role to protect its citizens? they say birth rates are falling at unbelievable rates. what else is different? it is heartbreaking that so many people who still trust our government and media to tell them the truth that they see these commercials and may say oh, i need to go get another shot. all the while, the information is suppressed. this is just like cigarettes. at one time, you have doctors saying, excuse me, cigarettes are good for you. years later, we come to find out, oh no, it causes cancer. there we are, a year and a half in and they are still running commercials. host: my guess is from what you said you did not get any of the

vaccines is that correct? caller: yes. host: and you got covid? caller: yes. host: how was it? caller: it was horrible. but guess what i took to get better? ivermectin. the hate for trump was so great that when he said that his horse t warmer, but they actually -- horse wormer, but they actually now say it is another source of care. but it is heartbreaking that there are still commercials that you have to do your part after bay took one whole half of the society and -- after they took one whole half of the society because they have grandmother that didn't get the shot. you find out now, you have funeral home people who were

checking on their embalming machines because they could not push the fluid through the bodies because of some bony substance was in people's veins. host: i'm going to show an article now. felt she looks ahead to life after government. -- dr. fauci's ahead to life after government. what is your opinion of him? caller: it been around a while -- he has been a round a wild. when we were in school, they taught us, that science is a constant questioning, but under the circumstance, if you question, you were misogynist, racist, they basically made it out -- and he was the leader, that any questioning of emergency authorized vaccines that we were wrong to question

it. just get it, do not ask anything. i think the trials two point oh needs to occur so we can get to the bottom of it. -- 2.0 needs to occur so we can get to the bottom of it. the have various unfair relationships with the pharmaceutical industry. host: we will leave it there. greensboro, north carolina. we appreciate your time. in the new york times today dr. fauci looks ahead to the life after government area he wants to promote science and public service and prayer -- write a memoir. the walls of his home office of -- are adorned of him drawn and painted by many of his fans. the most striking one is by the singer joan in. and they became good friends over the years. dr. val g seemed uncomfortable -- dr. fauci seemed

uncomfortable with people knowing about the paving, the far right attacked him as an egomaniac. if someone goes to getting a portrait of himself, he would feel like a disrespecting man if he discarded it. it was a revealing glimpse into the psyche of america's most loved and hated dr. as he wraps up half a century of government. after saturday, president biden's medical advisor, and director of the national institute of infectious diseases -- allergy and infectious diseases will no longer be a government employee. he turned 82 on christmas eve and he says he may be retiring, but he will not go away he hopes to do public speaking with universities. and to treat patients with a medical center. he intends to write a memoir and wants to encourage people to

pursue careers in science, medicine, and public service. republicans will take control of the house early next month. we will see to it that he does not slip out of the public eye. we promised to investigate his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. and call him to capitol hill to testify. he has every intention of showing up and has nothing to hide. the aids in -- epidemic to covid-19 he has been the public face of american science advising seven decade -- seven presidents along the way. in his home office, they will have a full interview in the new york times. if you're are interested in reading it. we have a color from new jersey. go ahead. caller: god bless you all. i was thinking about my grandfather i was born in 1942, he would say he, he worked for the government, he had three

jobs, for children. he said get into a government job. i did not know what that meant, because i was a kid. i have not yet done that, but i am burdened with something that happened in the board of elections in the last election. my ballot was not able to be delivered to my po box. where i have been living with my brother-in-law's mother's home i was caring for her. i never got a ballet. they told me i had to go to the board of elections fill it out and put it in the box. that was before the tuesday. i went on monday, to do that. and when i got there, they told me you were too late. i send what you mean i am too late it is 3:15 nobody told me there was a cut off time. another woman comes from another office. wild kind of she said you

have to go before of the -- judge to vote. a set what is going on here? and another lady behind the desk said where are you living? they looked up my former address and they said you have to go to holiday city and you have to go to community area of their because now i am downtown. host: hey before you go through all the details of your odyssey, can you give us your conclusion on what happened? caller: wait a minute, what i witnessed in that office, there was a lot of resident people who never got their ballot. it is unbelievable that i got to witness a damage of incoming calls. where is my ballot? where's my ballot? where my ballot? and i am thinking what is going on here? i was overwhelmed with having to drive somewhere else to go vote.

they would not let me vote at the board of elections which they told me i could do on the friday before the tuesday. i went on the monday and they told me i was too late. i know god put me they are because he does not put me anywhere and less there is a plan. and i was there to witness the wrongdoing. it says righteousness absorbs the nation. my people perish from lack of knowledge. it is horrible what is going on in the world, and i am going to be, god willing, 81 in april. i am not sitting down. rosa parks was told to get up while i will not sit down. host: that is a color from palms river, new jersey from the republican line. the associated press is reporting about the tax returns being entered into the congressional record in the house today. democrat in congress six years of former president donald trump's tax returns.

a culmination of an effort to learn about the finances of the one-time business from decades of political norms. he refused to voluntarily release the information. the returns include reactions, some are personal, information on social security and bank account numbers, they are from 2015 until 2020. the release follows the party-line vote. last week, they voted to make the returns public, democrats argued transparency and the rules of law are at stake while republicans countered that the release would set dangerous precedents for the loss of privacy protections. trump refused to release his returns when he ran for president. and he waged a legal battle. he conceded while he was in the white house, but the supreme court ruled last month that he has to turn them over. and that is the first story from

the associated press that we have about this. we will monitor this while the journal is on the air. cedar hill, texas. independent what is on your mind? caller: thank you for taking my call. i do agree when the founder of home depot with regard to the way in which wilkins is destroying america. and the world wrinkly. --frankly. i would add communist views have been consistent in our country for a long time. it has worked in a incremental way. every time we put communist and socialist on notice, the media has come back to really flip the table. the mccarthy era they did the same thing with gary water where

they called him an older conservative in the 60's and extremist when he was the most balanced senator and office at the time. and they do so now whenever trump did the state of union address he said america will not be a socialist country. america celebrated that, now what are they doing? they are trying to prevent him from ever being an office again. they are trying to demonize the word maga republicans. and they have slandered it they have done it since the first time he ran for office in 2016. every time in american history, we rise up and put socialist types on notice, the media comes back in full force to flip the tables and demonize those who are on to what they are doing. and the whole thing is -- i

think it is getting worse before it gets better. host: that is chad and cedar hill, texas. we have bill in indiana next. high. . caller: yes i hear from these people you have practitioners spilling nonsense all over the airways. that guy that talked about ivermectin a while ago there is non--- not one medical professionals that suggests that people should take ivermectin for covid. he is killing people. you should have taken him off immediately. and what are you getting on here, you get practitioners, just crazy people. what is the matter with the right side of our system?

so tony, do you call that -- host: tony, do you call that disinformation? caller: absolutely. host: d believe that should be shut down? caller: yes. it is dangerous for people. host: who gets to define dangerous? caller: if it will kill people it is dangerous if they take ivermectin for covid they could possibly die. just because he survived it he did not survive because he took ivermectin. host: that is tony and our next call is joel in pennsylvania. republican line you are on the washington journal what is the policy on your mind? caller: i have a couple of comments. to respond to the first thing, one of my brother-in-law's list -- they allowed him to take hydrochloricin when he was in

the hospital he did not have to go on the been a later. now my comment, good disaster preparation depends on removing obstacles to infrastructure development. mostly regulations. the regulations that prevent infrastructure from going forward. my second comment, although trump, i think personally was a disaster and mike pence and others were behind it. it is a good thing that trump took credit for, but for months, this finalist and people was going on and being promoted. and january 6 was just one day. now the republicans following the 2020 elections, simply wanted to do a forensic audit of

the election tabulation machine. so, that is not being correctly told. i believe there is a socialist global -- globalism that is using every tactic to reduce population. that is my piece on it. host: that is joel in pennsylvania. caller: we have john from florida on the independent line you are on the washington journal with the public policy issue, which one is most concerning to you today? caller: shipping people from the border and you do not tell people the truth of what they get when you come to this country. if you come through the line and you get your papers, i want everybody to know you are tax landing people again. i know it for a fact. my neighbors are, i talked to

them and they are all from there. they get $6,000 a month per person until they are american citizens. host: wait john, you are saying that people who cross the border, illegally, and come into the country undocumented, and until they become american citizens they are given $6,000 a month? caller: they make $6,000 a month if they come over -- host: that $72,000 a year. six thousand dollars a month times 12 is $72,000. caller: if people do not work they do -- you are right they do not work because they do not have to. people come over here they are my neighbors and they work two days a week. it shows they have a job but they get $6,000 from the government every month. host: can you give one source of where the $6,000 comes from.

i truly have never seen that. caller: it is listed under this. it is listed under food and housing. they get $225 a day. i looked it up one time, the website shut off. my son looked it up. so yes, i am right i am letting you know and i want the american people to know. you are paying people to be here and you wonder why the cost-of-living is so high. host: tampa florida caller is next republican line, go ahead george. caller: yes i would like to say i did not understand why people say donald trump is a terrible president -- was a terrible president. everything he said and promised to the people, he kept promises. he spoke about putting a fence up to protect the border, right now, that is exactly what we need.

nobody gives him credit for that. inflation was low. gasoline was one dollar 91 -- $1.91 and nobody said anything about that. he made the military stronger. president biden is making our military weaker and giving our money away instead of caring about our own country. they are doing this on purpose. i am not sure they realize they are turning this country into a socialist country. i do not think the democratic party cares. they simply want to have control of the country. as long as they think they can manage the economy of the country that is all that matters to them. i would like to say, that the demo at a party has been taken over by satan. then you for taking my call. host: that is georgian tampa. rena, in illinois. please go ahead. good morning. caller: good morning.

i am listening to all these crackpots you are allowing to talk, but i guess that is what c-span does. all these people keep talking about this ivermectin and all of this. we do not get that in the hospital. i am an essential worker and we do not give drugs in the hospital because they did not do anything for covid. we do give antibiotics. antibiotics can also be toxic to the body especially the liver and kidney. i wish people would stop saying those things cure covid they do not you do need to get the vaccine just like our moms and dads gave us a vaccine for polio we did not see polio around much or the measles or other illnesses. what is a problem with the covid vaccine? you come in the hospital and you use these drugs and you do not know how toxic these drugs are of antibiotics that we give to your body. i wish people would stop saying

that. essential workers are working hard to make sure that people are well and you do need to be vaccinated. host: you said at the beginning, the people that were being allowed to say those things, do you think we should censor those people? caller: you know, a lot of the -- a lot of it is it -- miss information. and people listen to that. it is not true. we did not give any of those drugs. and the doctors are definitely not recommending you take those drugs. when you leave the hospital, we give you a list of medications the doctor orders for you. that is not on the list ivermectin anza quarter con is not on the list of medications. and we tell them upfront have you been vaccinated? many have not been vaccinated, we tell them that you should be vaccinated. which your doctor with certain

diseases you have to look at and talk with your doctor. but those drugs are definitely not on the list. i do not know where they are getting this information from. host: that is rena in illinois. thank you for your time. up next, is matt, in huntington west virginia on our democrat line. you are on the washington journal. what is on your mind? caller: how are you doing today? listen, i do not want you to censor anybody because this show is better than any comedy skit you can listen to. the people that come on here and spout this stuff like the guy that said trump promised a fence. trump ron missed a fence, a big beautiful wall that mexico was going to pay for and we never got that big beautiful wall that mexico paid for. but i laugh every day at it. i religiously watched this show. better that is not what i wanted

to call about. i wanted to read this quick read. i texted you guys but i wanted to make sure this gets on. 93-year-old with more money than he could ever spend in the three lifetimes because he has spent 45 years paying the lowest wages he could in order to guard his fortune would be depriving the death of capitalism after reducing socialistic monopolistic business model to crash down the business and snuff out literally thousands of small independent hardware and appliance stores run by entrepreneurs. the mind boggles. thank you for letting me get that on. you do not have to read by text now. it is ridiculous people get on here -- walmart and home depot and some of the others that are not republican like lowe's have crashed out the entrepreneur in

this country with this big business socialistic business model. thank you for that. -- thank you for letting me get my two cents. host: he was referring about the article about the home depot cofounder saying nobody works, nobody gives a damn and he blames people were having socialism and not capitalism prevalent in the country. tina, alabama republican line good morning to you. caller: good morning and happy new year because it is coming up. george, of illinois, he is so correct. in 2012, the democrat convention -- they declared that there is an ovation that god is no part of the departing platform. and just this past month, at king jeffries, they said that

god will not be part of the democrat party. so george is correct. you can play the evidence with that. thank you so much. host: tina could you -- do you have any off of your head any website that can contend with that. i would think that i have probably heard that on c-span. i just -- i just have not heard that. i am not questioning you, i am just saying where was that play or where did you hear that? because i would be interested in hearing that. caller: i listen to c-span. all the government committee hearings and meetings and conventions i listen to on c-span so you guys should have that in your records. host: that is tina and south city. we appreciate you calling in. washington c-span kathy is an independent in missouri. hi. caller: high how are you

doing? --hi, how are you doing? host: i am good. how are you? caller: i am doing as well as the government will allow. in the past bread was $1.25 now you go to one dollar for eggs mick is a -- milk is up. and we pay farmers to dump milk in ravines so they can keep a price margin going. the federal government pays them . also, i agree with the guy on the $5,000 a month that the illegals are getting. i have friends that work in arizona as border patrol. when they are in those lines with the papers, they get a card that is headed -- handed out

that is a federal government card. he said something he has never seen. they are told to not throw the cards away. that they will be replanted each and every month -- replanted -- replentished each and every month. some are getting $10,000 a month. they are putting illegals up in hotels that would cost normal american people $300 a night. they get the laundry done, they get a card to go to walmart and shop for clothing, and the american taxpayers pay for it. now, i want to know why they continue to say that this border is closed when we say -- see that it is not. host: that is kathy in independence, missouri. kathleen is next calling in from pasadena, maryland democrat

line. good morning. caller: i am just -- i have to agree with i believe it was todd. i listen to the show every day, it is a comedy. the last caller, saying that immigrants are getting $5,000 a month is just ridiculous. that is not happening. i do not know where they are getting their information from. i wish the democrats -- i believe somebody said the other day, i will -- i think it was on cnn is why do democrats bring a knife to a gunfight? you know, they never stick up for themselves. their messaging is horrible. and that -- the whole point that the vaccine conspiracies are still going around is proof of that. i wish dr. fauci all the best, i

think he is a wonderful man and he did a great job. i hope in 2023 people come back to american -- come back to reality and people start to act like americans again. host: earlier we talked about the crisis at the border. do you believe there is a crisis at the border? caller: yes. i think too many people need to come across a border and i do not think we are doing enough. his answer a wall? no, i do not think so. i think the answer is more judges and possibly cameras and border patrol and things like that. and assessing whether people are actually qualified to seek asylum. we also need the labor vote. we are what? how many millions of jobs are going unfilled? i just not -- do not understand where people are getting their information from. host: second question, talking

about some of the things people were saying about the coronavirus and vaccines, do you think they should not be allowed to say them? caller: i think they should be allowed to say those things, i did not ever want to infringe on someone's free speech, but i do think they should be corrected. that none of the american medical association or doctors associations have had any of these issues with things being plugged up with something or them being dangerous. misinformation is just ridiculous right now. i think it is killing people. by the way, i had cancer and i have a compromised immune system. i got all four of my boosters guess what i have not had? covid. so. i also take care. i wear a mask, do hand

sanitizer, i do not go into crowded places. i also want to ask these folks have a scene the data that more people in the republican states are dying from covid? than people from democratic states? host: that is kathleen from pasadena, maryland on the democrat line and this is wayne in georgia on our republican line. good morning. caller: good morning. there is a song that fits our political system. we have three term limit senators and return limit -- three term limit for congress. we have a term limit for president back to back. and america needs to think on that a wild. host: he is the second to calm

-- call in and sit just term limits. today. charles, one is on your mind? caller: thank you for taking my call. you had a wonderful group of callers saying diverse thoughts and ideas. let me tell you, i am a microbiologist i have been teaching microbiology for over 30 years to students at two different medical schools. i cannot over emphasize the need for vaccines. some of the collars, arena from illinois and kathleen from maryland put it right on target that the covid vaccine is necessary. i have had covid. and i had it after several vaccines, but i had a mild case of it. in my life, we are elderly, we are not that old, we are in the 70 age group, but we have mild cases. i believe the people they get hospitalized, the majority of

them have not been vaccinated. if they had been vaccinated, they would not have gotten covid, or they would have a mild case of it. in my position, i read a book that -- co-authored on a book about covid and i published a couple of papers. host: what is the name of the book? caller: it is called covid-19 biomedical perspectives. it is published by l severe. i am not pushing the book even though i am an editor. one of the things that we do as scientist in medical schools we write books or journal articles. host: is it geared toward a medical audience more than a general audience? caller: yes, it is. there is one chapter i did not want to push it but i wrote it and a high school student could read it. it is about why we have misinformation and i believe it

is because of the education process. i cannot wait until dr. fauci gets his chance to have a say in front of whoever for rum that -- forum they put him in front of in the american congress. he will educate the leaders who ask him questions. this will be a great public service. i am sure c-span will cover it. by the way, you have a great show here it covers all sorts of things. i did not mind people who speak disinformation just so long as and you have you have had two people reno from illinois and kathleen from maryland they gave valid counterpoints. they gave as good a counterpoint as i could have given with the experience i have. with regard to the border, you mentioned -- host: we have to leave it there. i have to get two more calls and in the last few minutes.

sharon, oklahoma, democrats go ahead. caller: good morning i am calling into -- i would like to give our people the information that i believe the embracing of the people of hate, lies, injustice, chaos, that is going to take our country down. we embrace the people of lies when we voted trump in. when he said that -- he promoted that obama was not born here in the united states. and i was thinking if a person does not know that hawaii is a state in the united states, they are lying or trying to create hate and separation. the injustice of george floyd, i

cannot understand how it is that people can see somebody stand up and put their foot -- knee on the neck of a person if it is not straight out murder i did not know what it is. host: we have to leave it there. i apologize the last voice for the day is michael i'm a long-time listener. i just wanted to say, hearing everybody talk today, i believe all of our leaders hate us. that is why i am skeptical about the vaccine, i won't take that thing. the main reason is our leadership is shown that people don't like white people to live here. especially people like me, a heterosexual white male. they have shown it at every turn. when you're in the situation, you project what people give

you. that goes for anybody, a black person, anybody. host: that was michael from maryland. thank you for being with us, we will be back tomorrow at 7:00. the new congress comes back on january 3 and washington journal will be on air for five hours as the new speaker is chosen. as they swear in the new members, we will see when the morning. ♪ this week watch washington

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