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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. WALSH of Illinois:H.R. 3403.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8 of the United States Constitution.``The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes,duties, imposts and excises . . .''[Page H7406]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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