{"id":204353,"date":"2026-07-14T21:51:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T21:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2026\/07\/14\/miracle-on-the-hudson-pilot-speaks-out-against-privatization\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T21:51:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T21:51:52","slug":"miracle-on-the-hudson-pilot-speaks-out-against-privatization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2026\/07\/14\/miracle-on-the-hudson-pilot-speaks-out-against-privatization\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Miracle on the Hudson&#8221; pilot speaks out against privatization"},"content":{"rendered":"<section >\n<p><strong>WASHINGTON \u2014<\/strong> Who do you trust to know what&#8217;s best for air travelers? Members of Congress or the hero of the Miracle on the Hudson, retired Capt. Chesley &#8220;Sully&#8221; Sullenberger?<\/p>\n<p>Proponents of privatizing air traffic control, a top priority of President Donald Trump, face fierce resistance from some Republicans, many Democrats and various advocacy groups. The opponents have a forceful voice: Sullenberger, the pilot who managed to land an airliner in the Hudson River without the loss of a single life after the plane lost thrust in both engines.<\/p>\n<p>Sullenberger said he considers the legislative proposals an attempt to boost the bottom lines of the airlines at the expense of the public. He&#8217;s speaking out, knowing that the actions he and his crew took that January day in 2009 have given them a bully pulpit with the American public.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They trust us,&#8221; said Sullenberger, most recently portrayed on film by actor Tom Hanks. &#8220;They know we&#8217;re experts at what we&#8217;re talking about.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure >\n<div >\n<div ><\/div>\n<p>  <iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/embed\/video\/?optanonConsent=0&amp;v=7066c540fb04a432b567a5617912e1691784065809&amp;usprivacy=null#xVgLb9s4Ev4rgoAae5co1tuSF8adEyfdoG0SNGl3gTgwKJKyedYLomTHTf3fd4aSn7vbx6G314dFDYec4fCbl150Uld5kZCV3o9JIvmpLuRFniSkkCJK%2BJbK%2BEJQeIWBnMMK%2FVRfCMZzvf%2Bii4qnUu8%2FvujVqkCeRc5gXjAYBmEUsDCOjZ7tMMO1Q8uI3CgwQst0GHX9wI1D4E2L5%2Fc8vsYVK3c4TayHt8l9%2FmAPP96%2BySbT519%2Fo%2B%2BWb25WVyDoVM9LMRXZJROVyDNYUiNRJvUUxnFC5CwidG5UM26koiQ04UaeqddZzSSsONUrUeHh9HFtmxa9IpRrMK%2FdENxREZlWkTmXGtGSPJ9ruKNGKi3PuJbHinlGikLwUsv4UmqyAqWAHeZKTnlWaStOStSL8TkIgkFcJ8lG7tVGy772AFs1arxrlAUZav9flLKNMrCckizPBCXJw3%2B%2FRyVSLiuSFnrfcoLQcx03MOEPaFmXpLGm41q717ck4gnIMr2%2Ba8EGSfOewVHgglMy5RIRIPHiZlVVyP64O%2B4SKXklrTMaSTQOSKwEPaN5Ou7O6mjcFeNuOe7apm2Ou2Yw7lruuNuLaOTFvmt4gRsZbs91jcCjscGYCTrGNrdN4KpmdRplRCTjru%2Baz44PO8SUha7XC%2BLI8ahr9pww9i0rskMbThYwDhxVZkhQeWVYlm20C8%2F%2BU0zhRLM%2FU93%2B36pu2YH53MMtepbpwwLH9UPT9sLA6pEgjm0nDi3qeV7wJd3Xp3pRglvy5YcyOThEUebsDJxQeejmKM0h2pdxdwHHmCUSz4JnMC1UC%2F5bLujkhV5oWzgXWI7tTxRjSmTFy7PUqYOd9%2F8%2FpNp%2Fu9g4L1NSgVhw%2BQR8UEWJ7rORFnz64f1b4KiPrmC5XB7qotSD6%2Fx6eBp3MXjK67TIUYdtCIaoK6iKtwhZH9S1mW0bPS9ggA1uGyEDhJimFcQ8IKYZmXtRESKcEpE1Xg64h9BFSjqDwP%2BoplW8aKefAFqkhCj2gDJvSKriDTI9bKPk%2Fh7nq4bn8Q9MsBNJko2MfRWeAL%2B8EDJnsBBCjuREqmiOcUbyaQrim4m6AJxLuTUEbDikFCjnSU7n22gkP0he3teRpKWIONuyyyLPZF5u%2BGb8eTjiMakTvFDzFP7qinq%2BozrhqeudepiZCEOTx8vmd5KIbH5w0b3Y7PXOFmfxMi3Ts4xXEEPYuDsFdP2LSsEGLxAmYSGO1x0is%2BXAs03HsjqU4Cz%2BrjsAi%2BnglX1OUhrBg6e0hAerSgYPmVSFeqg5yMP4iCOi5lYZhUdWqwWEV6KT8qocWKbtdHaywEnidvzKGb7O82nCR8Pri%2Fvh9eQm%2F3g3vB51ikWZDR7fD29Gt%2B%2BeOmDxYrBISWGhTPAGtyP3lF8U%2B8wLyBcDSBw%2FT%2BCkEuqBSQGpYfAC7jLB4yE5ExyuI5s0tMGdeWFeOL3hyLDNC9dwL696xvDK9ozzy%2FOLc8sfXQXeZWcxrdFI6rHuyE%2BDF6xVeAlCPvF1ZwYeMlB3Aad6ZV%2FBvyPH6xRYk8AyfDSKzPlqssxLJgcvyqXWnaa4Gbw0z3UHZFTo8oMlj9SSKSvApNvhhAKiAJ6Dl%2F23dWdaFECC88mqFNlUESYKA%2B0AKGIBdnt9e%2Fv67eXk%2Bub%2B4f3l8N3k4%2FXo8nZyc3tzcfnUeYlTCfYrSSrXP%2BvKE0mq0ixiCMC3jyhEKFyL3m%2FuBcuEhkfhCkMXIAveTxBZJ4irE0TVCWLqBBF1gng6QTSdIJZOEEkniCOsygBJ4IIApVN9XwaiCfZsXvt%2FiibUG%2FAEXBuQAAUxheUhoupEYQpd%2FUB9xNXhIsRWW5UcoAsP2eJLb6YOEQbz34QxFIHwwv0anKFSn%2FB1H2sYIwBtXwryeOa2Am7x1iq2RRzONJjT90rqDe5wfYs8oAL22uUIsjYuHiMQVx9gEHgAa4q8w2FDnLTo2WARqYBGtPaX8KjqjJ1am%2Fp%2FDeQKstccBChs5qmkecnVGDK0Y5qeGfgASBdWXZzf3%2BysRH0g%2FRPDMbxkEtScqPtEQzYUUkwIanYz7g63PBSPu6CWtaWo%2B9jfG7WaNl0Jzeuswpockg9koSgBXROBK1DwGhPGFQwuNylor6a9XfCyFDsiJQWmLPm9leJm3bj7tabmjLBo8pyiPdL6%2Ba7MC15WqzccsrNuuz3OiOc7Vo9Znhu6oWU7DnF8ff2kfJSoEhwuo%2BLTFY6BNstZU67wjCmrtIWAKkOMHA4I2DaKvKgTUmJn0OAW1IdsicDa9UgYYgqBzdKmiHmeQT1FoUvktKmEtstalmMBUNIcwUXIy4xAg8laYJMSrJfwYQ2al9gHPuqOyQhlETV8EpC%2FqnCejpZu6pD2VrSfZoIxnmnRCjI3%2F8cev2o2Y9vk3A9MIwy5B%2B1p4BtRz3cM3%2BJu5Ph%2ByEm80%2B6ujkZgZLwT0%2BoZZmCYlmabfdPse97xIRAtf6HFKUmIyDQ5g0vm5W7hPQc3ZqRcbXd43OmL7a6iveh%2BFDKT%2BBzCGvPRMo4R2oFjoMt5fgA%2FYYC3fyBlvd1p00COx2M9PewX2woUJrRCJHmlyYKTObS1daWRKWwnK60oxQKw%2FmlTBW523SAoqwAIk5a6jXPt9O7zgZAjvkBTqhQ33TCgvSb4RQGjMDyPu3wg%2FSKwKn7UU4DcakkqOsNrxZn7BpDAvDfXTLXbYwoCjxQLrjUBVoVjhQU3YIEXUPqVirraK4kPpNRQfrZSsFXHblmkAiMUprnJHZyxXdbCAsJI055gf8eziJdTXrbNnrK%2B0VjfAOsbrfWNA%2BurVgHKYVWmyyObgFnzBIxH0W47ulFxNRlzBtV7YpCFUHsZhKUiEyqONBfbaLKv3J773Od1SdvDQDAsdkD4FTLdBQZf%2FPzTQ5NFJcnYXZtDlK1bCzTZfIeJ7TeOO1LNVMT5EQba7nrcJ%2F%2BhSfsh0o4Sod5mQr1NhYcFw7enQtidHCa%2B%2FZ2wmVIBAlvDbwgPWl87DkIpKedQ92XTiySv2W05VTdlmSPHsm3Ps72rK68XmkM3NEfu6N9DlkccuFr3baH9Y2woN4HwofFOBe1v9E8XTh4R1%2F8KWxhFrk975hfZno5V%2BS4fa4PSrfpauR%2FA7kooM8rV%2B6Ygg2sUmyICJvfi1WhTIR5Grc%2BfP%2B9cBnkPw0pLvFBVzR6x4iQRdYq45BlGXvxyojfVvEj2eJUWaywtmCB3uVQBuI1sPMXWurnyv8WdVD3xVUnf9XVlvf4d\" ><\/iframe><\/p><\/div><figcaption >\n<p>          <span ><br \/>\n            <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n              <use xlink:href=\"#icon-video\"><\/use>\n            <\/svg><br \/>\n          <\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span >Flashback: The \u201cMiracle on the Hudson\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span >05:41<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Privatization, plus another proposal that would make it easier for co-pilots to get academic credit for certification, have drawn opposition and stalled efforts to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration, a must-do for Congress by Sept. 30.<\/p>\n<p>The Republicans opposed to privatization recognize they have a flying ace to make their case.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No man was better when it came to safety standards. And then he demonstrated it that day, that he knew what he was talking about,&#8221; said Rep. Steve Russell (R-Okla.). &#8220;I think we need to take pause, and take a step back, and listen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Supporters of privatizing air traffic control operations still have more convincing to do to secure a vote in the House. GOP leaders have delayed a vote until after the August recess.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But privatization already has some powerful backers, who argue that Washington budget dysfunction and the FAA&#8217;s ineffective contract management have hindered the agency&#8217;s efforts to keep pace with technology. Major projects consistently exceed cost estimates and fall behind schedule, including a critical move to satellite-based navigation and digital communications, which will reduce airport delays.<\/p>\n<p>They want an entity that operates more like a business.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We cannot let a broken government structure and old-fashion Washington bureaucracy drag down a proud American tradition,&#8221; said Rep. Bill Shuster, R.-Pennsylvana, the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the bill&#8217;s primary sponsor.<\/p>\n<p>The new, non-profit would be run by a 13-member board of directors representing the numerous stakeholders invested in the nation&#8217;s skies. Meanwhile, the FAA would continue to serve as a safety regulator. Many foreign countries have gone the privatization route, including Canada, Germany and Great Britain.<\/p>\n<p>Sullenberger stresses that the nation is experiencing a golden age in flight safety with no fatal commercial airline crashes in more than eight years.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The FAA is not broken,&#8221; said Sullenberger, who added, &#8220;What this proposal does is take an extreme solution to a non-problem.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sullenberger argues that privatization would allow a corporate monopoly heavily influenced by the major airlines to manage the nation&#8217;s skies. It would make key investment decisions that could put profits over safety and reduce access for the general aviation community, which includes company jets, recreational pilots and agriculture sprayers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It gives the keys of the kingdom to the four largest airlines,&#8221; Sullenberger said. &#8220;I can guarantee you the four largest airlines don&#8217;t always have the interests of the traveling public in mind.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Exhibit A, he said, is the shrinking seat sizes that airlines are incorporating in their planes.<\/p>\n<figure >\n<div >\n<div ><\/div>\n<p>  <iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/embed\/video\/?optanonConsent=0&amp;v=7066c540fb04a432b567a5617912e1691784065809&amp;usprivacy=null#xVgJb9tGFv4rBIFqD5sWb1IuhK5s2a13U9uIk3S7ViAMyZE0FS9wSMmKq%2F%2B%2B3xtSh41umqLFFnE45JvjHfO9S886a%2BqiTNlGP5%2BxVPJTXcjLIk1ZKUWU8j014SsR4xMvcokd%2Bqm%2BEgkv9PNnXdQ8k%2Fr547Neb0pasyoSzIsEr67thYnlekboz3zD5b5rRJbr4i22HGvAY9sysTYrn97y2Q3tcO5%2FWE5Z%2BEEs%2F%2FMh%2BykR%2FM2%2F7XWx%2BjQQ78yibP6J1UUl5iK%2FSkQtihxbGgmiTJs53tcLVhuilkYqltyoCyNleWIwAzrm3EiaSuRzg%2BUGz3g153m8wdZa1KSqfsnKmolcu1xwmfKNNtEfmjTdTHSNRp5HtKXShNQiLmttmRfrXJsVlSabOOZSzmi1RgzBRGO5xkQVNVIbObap4dxbvtZ%2BLKrlX6T2XZPIItfeihWvdDLvEvzxQkfsxPkBqmiixmrSRasLdbTGNKWL1upCbI51iVle5CJm6bvfc0otMmjIslI%2Ft1w7sF0%2FdBzTNCFpU7HW7JbvHz7fsIin4Gba566PA9L2O4c6QELG5lwSVCTd8KKuS3k%2B6U%2F6TEpeS%2BcsjmTO1xIcaxGfxUU26S%2BaaNIXk3416dumbU36pov%2FGCPHc62A%2BYYfhECUi0c4iPEI7SCwBpY9c%2FxJv140WZQzkU76vms%2BOb456SczJ56xwLQAw1kQMicMPGsQJSEfcO4HOFvSBRqOT6g1un1nP5VzKLT4EyS37NB8CmyIHvHQ9SyPRY6Jm%2FC9WTSzXIana7IZdz4n%2BvZULyt4L1%2B%2Fr%2BiGIHsJ6VbYMxMprwspweobWTRVzIeiZIkh64qzDLDolaxeDCf9jCeCYSifSCfLgz4O3jBCocCyrMDybWj58P7Nmx%2BnSojBtFwUOT%2FLnCY8BIs%2Fk7v9p7FHiMhYDfasLFP4JjnMpP9kZCWfv3%2F7BisadTUHeK3X6x20WlApDUD%2FrdFt0qdILG%2ByspA1Qs0uniOEi1gFb8I1fCGIfS8y4ihBbI7iyIjMxDdmkclZbAcDKwgPIZYEI48QvGJVvEDqeGxpHwE1VvG8fken37JMBdWLh9vj1RebduKxncEelqaHIwBXXgpZJFhigSVnUsV4i%2FjzeYbT24mmBKyl3GuEU0YqCl%2BkRbzchx75XvLqoYlkXImIJ%2FvlsixyWVS7dQv%2BNBrzGWtSuifzFP90Rb04UJ3BqeudegNMsIRsN1u3z2kq8uWL%2BwtmZhCcrc5m66zKznJeA3jJpD%2BHT38TS5EMnxETsZHetz0m8%2FXQs03Hsnoxo1l6bnuzlM2HX9kXLIsjDDyLKwxJXSUYZFqXalBzyM40zCKm5jZ5jCFv1AbGa9HLeF0NLdN2egdeZVXMuvevnNG3RTFP%2BXh0c%2FkwupneFh%2FuRzfjXrmq8uHj29Ht%2BO77jz1YvByuMlZaxJPJ2u3JI%2BFX5fHiFfA4RJb4egpNJaqEaYk8MHyGF0xJPSLnguM68mlLG96bl%2BalE4zGhm1eAolX14ExurY94%2BLq4vLC8sfXoXfVW80bMpIatj35afhMFQyvwOQT3%2FYWgPpQ3QW0%2Bsq%2Bxt8rf%2BqVVKlgGw2tIEu%2Bma6LKpHDZ%2BUb215b8gyf23HbA4%2BaPHm45pHaMk9K6Ld%2FncZAFOA5fD7%2B2vbmZQkS9ENkgXsqwlRhoHsBRaxgt2%2Fv7r59czW9uX149%2FZq9P30w8346m56e3d7efWx9zzLJOxXsUxuv9aVo7FM5VTCEMB3jChCKK5FP2%2FvhaqCdo3CFUUkIAvfJ4SsE8LVCaHqhDB1Qog6ITydEJpOCEsnhKQTwhHVakASXBBQOtWPeRCacGb7ef6LaCK5gSes2oEEFMIUFY2EqhOFKXL1F%2BITrl5uImx1JcgLdJGSHb70duolwjD%2FRRgjFgQvOq%2FFGQn1iT6PsUYxAmj7XOwmnbu6uMNbJ9gecTTTYk4%2FKrR3uKP9HfKovOVRt51A1sXF1wik3S8wiDXAmiIfcNgSpx16dlgkKtBI1v4cHlVZcRBr1xVsQa4rFi%2FBQGGzyGRcVFy9IwGjhvTMEJcWu11qOFgp9kH6O4VjfOQSYk7VfZIhWworp4wku530R%2Fs1Mam7ii1rT1H3cXw2STVve5W4aHKoT9XoI1JPlELWVNAOYrylhHGNl6tdCto1RVTB3qFWrwRR25yRNU%2F3VVHyqt78iyML6rYb8IR5vmMFieW5Axc1neMwx9e3H5XfMFUDw0A1n2%2FoHbRFkbSVAc8TJWmXZVXGNwrwBN6MEq1PyqhV6LAEvZDB6LIP%2FQu5fSlUmdPVC08LVKEx%2Bjket0XHflu35DUD1AuvrlDIq5yhFUw6sLEKlW7KRw0kr6hje9QdM2FxEsWGz0JmWBa3jUFi2YZpWuGMh8w0I1Ml%2BuOtuyqgcxXtrwuRJDzXog2yKf%2Fb0XrVFs5sE0V6aBqDAfcM10bxHAW%2BY%2FgWdyPH9weczQ7S3TfRGEamOzGtwDBDw7Q02zw3zXPPe62E7GqaX5DilKXUEMoFLlk1at3GBw7XSli12Z%2FweJCXGlNFe9b9aJCYzOcINSinYBnHGNihY5AbeH6IxyCk23%2FBZbs%2FadfDTSYTPRO4lJRr6BrrBdcWqoGkCa0UaVFrsuRsKbWiqTU2x3FoUMtKrFBsfmobtsOpOwTlNYAw7aj72NNNHxp9Icd8RaZUaWe%2BW0D2mlLvT5ER4%2Bt%2BHKTvBJWcj3oGyG3WrI4XdK0089ACEouP5tqp7nhKCwhfaJC1NuipEKmw4IZJ6IVxbARemPwvvHUbuir0BZcGJWHHhbplaldFJihqUOqZ3kPHblsHC8R1Gtoua%2Fc7gNG2XMr6Rmt9A9Y3OusbL6yv6nCUqKoylq9sArMWKYwXk90OdKPmanLGE9TOqcFWQp1lsAT9iVBxpL3YVpJj4Y7c50E1N60y1P8cgPADss8lBURqAQIyWVShn7jv4rqydWeBNsMeMLH%2FmeEeTZKKOH%2BEgfanvv%2B1fugP4fYqOelddtK79PQyiX95esLp7GUyOj6JGhwVIED%2FkvCgnWuvg1DGqiVqsXx%2BmRZNclfN1U1Z5tixbNvzbO%2F62gsG5sgdmGN3%2FI9RUkQcqzr37aD9x9hQ7gLhu9Y7FbS%2F0D9daB4x1%2F%2BVZYMocv04MD%2B77ONrUX6Tj3VB6U79rngcwO4rZP5q87YtknCNYveDDyaP4tV4V7W9jFo%2F%2F%2FzzwWVo7cuw0hEvVaVxRKw5S0WTES55TpEXpTX9okoVtkiP1ioptlRaJILdF1IF4C6y8Yza3fbK%2Fy%2FupOqJX%2BX0O37I2G7%2FCw%3D%3D\" ><\/iframe><\/p><\/div><figcaption >\n<p>          <span ><br \/>\n            <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n              <use xlink:href=\"#icon-video\"><\/use>\n            <\/svg><br \/>\n          <\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span >What it&#8217;s like to land a plane during an emergency<\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span >02:46<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Still, unions representing commercial airline pilots and air traffic control workers have endorsed privatization. Patricia Gilbert, executive vice president at the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, said the lack of a stable and predictable funding from Congress has contributed to antiquated air towers and equipment, and a shortage of air traffic control workers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All of those things need a focus,&#8221; Gilbert said. &#8220;And we&#8217;re not seeing that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Backers also say the board is too diversified for any one aspect of the aviation community to dominate it.<\/p>\n<p>A Senate bill reauthorizing aviation programs ignores the privatization issue. Democratic lawmakers called it a non-starter, and some Republican lawmakers from rural states are also wary.<\/p>\n<p>But the bill seeks changes in the training requirements for co-pilots. Supporters see it as a way to ease a pilot shortage faced by smaller, regional airlines. But Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D.-New York, has threatened to block the entire FAA bill if the provision is included.<\/p>\n<p>After the nation&#8217;s last fatal commercial airline crash in February 2009, Congress required that any pilot operating as a first officer, or co-pilot, with an air carrier would need a minimum of 1,500 hours of flight experience. The prior threshold had been what Sullenberger calls an &#8220;insanely low&#8221; minimum of 250 hours.&#8221; The bill would expand the type of training that could be credited toward the 1,500 hours.<\/p>\n<p>Sullenberger said he feared that people watching videos in hotel ballrooms would be able to count that experience. He contends that the worst-run regional airlines are having the biggest trouble recruiting pilots. He said the nation shouldn&#8217;t lower its standards to address their concerns.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If we were having a problem attracting primary care physicians, would we suggest the solution was to reduce medical school a year or two?&#8221; he asked.<\/p>\n<section >\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n      .component--type-recirculation {\n      .item:nth-child(7),\n      .card-recirc:nth-child(7) {\n        display: none;\n      }\n    }\n      #inline-recirc-item--id-f20ee680-99e5-4286-b763-61e4b3669eaf, #right-rail-recirc-item--id-f20ee680-99e5-4286-b763-61e4b3669eaf {\n      display: none;\n    }<\/p>\n<p>    #inline-recirc-item--id-f20ee680-99e5-4286-b763-61e4b3669eaf ~ .item:nth-child(7) {\n      display: block;\n    }\n  <\/style>\n<section >\n      <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<section >\n<p >In:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Federal Aviation Administration<\/li>\n<li>Sully Sullenberger<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/sullenberger-sully-pilot-speaks-out-against-privatization\/\">Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 Who do you trust to know what&#8217;s best for air travelers? 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