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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. PAYNE:H.R. 4141.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Commerce Clause, Article I Section 8 Clause 3 of theConstitution of the United States, grants Congress the power``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among theseveral States, and with the Indian Tribes''.[Page H1153]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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