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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Pages H1796-H1797]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. COHEN:H.R. 1067.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:[[Page H1797]]Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of theUnited States Constitution.</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]</fullName>
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