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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. SOUTHERLAND:H.R. 4149.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Social Security Act has been upheld under the power totax and spending under Article I Section 8, Clause 1 of theU.S. Constitution.____________________[Page H1209]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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